Reputation Matters

Over the last several months, I have been pleasantly surprised by the number of calls we have received from employees wanting to become unionized with CLAC. At the same time, we’ve also been contacted by new client groups looking for information regarding CLAC, the skilled Local 63 workforce, and their employers.

As individuals or organizations, what others say about you when you’re not in the room matters. For me, getting these calls means we must be doing something right and that what others are saying when we’re not in the room is positive; CLAC Local 63 and its members are building a solid reputation, especially through our collective ability to navigate both the good and tough times.

Certainly the last few years in Alberta’s construction sector have been challenging ones, and together we’ve had to make some difficult decisions through negotiations and ratifications. Our ability to work well together as members, union reps, stewards, and employers is creating a positive track record—one that builds credibility and strengthens our reputation—which ultimately provides more work opportunities and long term success for all of us.

Thank you for the work you do, for the reputations you earn as skilled tradespeople, for working productively with your on-site teams and employers, and for building and maintaining facilities that are vital to this province and our communities. The reputation we earn as individuals and as a collective body means something and has a lasting impact, not only on the work we do today, but on the future as well.