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Ontario glazing contractors and IUPAT going to arbitration

Initial negotiations between the Architectural Glass and Metal Contractors Association and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades have stalled in Ontario and the two sides are awaiting arbitration.


FGIA releases 2021/2022 Market Studies, offers forecast of fenestration industry trends

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has released the FGIA 2021/2022 Study of the U.S. Market for Windows, Doors and Skylights. This bi-annual report delivers timely information on residential and non-residential market trends and product relationships for both residential and non-residential fenestration products. Forecasts are based on projections of construction activity as of April 2022.


That’s Rich: Do less better

Hold still while we talk about TikTok. That’s right, that thing your 12-year-old niece is always looking at on her phone. It won’t seem very relevant to your business today, but neither was LinkedIn five years ago.


Editorial: A new trades regime

Listeners to the GlassTalk podcast (available at glasscanadamag.com and wherever you find podcasts) can download my conversation with the Ontario Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Monte McNaughton, and my follow-up discussion with Ian Howcroft, president of Skills Ontario, Angelo Cairo of Stouffville Glass and Brett Lucier of Provincial Glass. McNaughton replaced Ontario’s skilled trades regulator, the Ontario College of Trades, with a new agency called Skilled Trades Ontario in January.
 
 
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Glass Talk Episode #35: The Other Pandemic – Jan Chappel, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

Last year in Ontario, 30 percent of all the working people who died from opioid overdose worked in the construction industry. It’s clearly time for we who employ tradespeople to pay some extra attention to this issue and be prepared to help those in our companies who struggle with substance use and misuse. To help, Jan Chappel, a senior occupational health and safety specialist with CCOHS, joined Glass Talk to give us some advice on what to look for in employee behaviour that might indicate a problem; how to address the issue; and where to find the resources both you and your employee might need. » Listen now...
 
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