The Brick and Allied Craft Union of Canada (BACU) is an independent Canadian construction union founded in 1998. The founding members were tradespeople who wanted autonomy for Canadians within the International Bricklayers headquartered in Washington D.C. and formed the BACU after several unsuccessful years attempting to obtain a fair and equitable relationship. The BACU is a new kind of Union; one which defines the future of the unionized construction industry in Canada, a future where unionized tradespeople are free from irrelevant parent unions and can address the challenges of the industry head-on.
We pride ourselves in being a democratic working persons’ organization accessible and responsive to our membership. We are a grassroots union comprised of nine Local Unions covering the territorial jurisdiction of the Province of Ontario with no affiliation to any other union, national or otherwise. Each of our Local Unions has a high degree of autonomy and is guaranteed a voice through our Ontario Council. We have a strong record of fighting to enforce our collective agreements and ensuring each of our members is treated fairly.
We represent bricklayers, tile-setters, stone masons, marble masons, restoration masons, refractory masons, terrazzo mechanics, plasterers, insulators, fire proofers, pointer-caulker-cleaners, cement finishers, brick mason tenders and tile helpers. We are actively involved in training and funding trade schools for all of the skills held by our members.
Community MicroSkills Development Centre is a non-profit organization that has served communities in Toronto and surrounding areas since 1984. We provide settlement, employment, and self-employment services to individuals
Within the Rexdale Community Hub, we ensure: Equity – We are committed to ensuring that all people reach their full potential and are not disadvantaged from attaining it because of their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, social class, socio-economic status, or other socially determined circumstance. Diversity – We are committed to inclusion and value and respect the differences found in our community. We demonstrate this understanding through sensitivity, culturally competent and inclusive practices and policies that include individuals from diverse groups in our decision making, information sharing, and access to services, governance and employment. Excellence – We strive to provide the best and most appropriate programs and services to the community.
Albion Neighbourhood Services works in partnership with the Community to enhance peoples' lives through the delivery of programs, services and supports that are engaging, accessible and responsive. We are a caring organization that reflects and appreciates the dignity, abilities, beliefs, values, opinions and expressed needs of our community and each other. Our employees, volunteers and community members model honesty, fair play, positive attitudes, and respect for self and others. We appreciate and value the diversity and individual strengths of our employees, volunteers and people in our community. We demonstrate this through our organizational policies and practices, decision making, sharing of information, and in the ways we ensure access.???????????