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:: Friday, February 06, 2004 ::

Federation Calls for a Public Inquiry into Trades Training Scandal BC Fed news release
"The new Safety Standards Act regulations throws the door wide open for non-skilled and semi-skilled workers to do the work of compulsory trades. The new system will not allow for verification of qualifications of workers on the job by municipal and provincial inspectors," said Sinclair.

When the new regulations come into effect April 1, 2004, the responsibility for ensuring that properly qualified trades people are working on job sites will be solely in the hands of the employer and no longer in the hands of our government, he noted.


Fudged apprenticeship marks … and more put worker and public safety at risk CUPE BC
BURNABY – The president of BC’s largest union is calling for a Public Inquiry into scandals surrounding the once-proud BC Apprenticeship Program and the new Safety Standards Act in light of the firing of Phil Turpin, manager of the Industry Training Centre in Burnaby, for allegedly inflating marks of apprenticeship program participants.

In addition, Barry O’Neill says, “It is pretty clear that the government’s plans to put new training and safety systems in place are going off the rails.”

O’Neill insists that there is much more to investigate. Why are so many employers, construction associations and municipalities opposed to these new programs? Is worker access to apprenticeship programs being restricted because of recent changes and how can we change that? “We need answers and we need a Public Inquiry.” says O’Neill.

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