LIUNA Local 92 (also known as the Construction and General Workers' Union Local 92) is one of the most progressive and fastest growing Unions of labourers and construction workers in North America. The real strength in our efforts lies largely in the active participation and involvement of our membership. Their eyes and ears are the looking glass which contribute to the focus of our campaigns and keep us up to date on the activities of our targets. In addition to this, we work hand in hand with the Indigenous Liaisons here at Local 92, building on our working partnership with Indigenous companies and communities throughout the province.

Becoming certified means that the union becomes your exclusive bargaining agent. Because we approach the employer with the strength of all our membership, we are far better able to negotiate pay raises, safer work sites, health benefits, pension contributions, and opportunities for training and skill development through what's called collective agreement.

Without a collective agreement, your employer can take away benefits, avoid training and ticketing you, neglect your future by failing to provide pension contributions, pay you when he feels like it and take disciplinary action against anyone at anytime. Collective agreements are contracts that protect you and provide better working conditions by making conditions of employment enforceable.

Unions strive to improve wages and working conditions, it is important to have these conditions recognized in a collective agreement. They are only enforceable if a contract is recognized by the Labour Board.

YES! All collective agreements are ratified by the employees before they are signed by the employer and the union.

The Labour Board requires that each worker supporting the union sign a petition or union affiliation card that says, "In applying for a membership, I understand that the Union intends to apply to be certified as my exclusive bargaining".

NO! Confidentiality is our top priority. The only people who know that you signed are yourself, the union representative and the Labour Board and they are bound by law to conceal your identity. Almost all card signing is done in the employee's home to protect his/her privacy.

That is up to you. The union will never tell anyone that you signed. The Labour Board is bound to protect your privacy, especially to your employer. So that leaves you, to be aware that every employee might not want union representation. Those individuals usually sit in the highest paying positions, have the most company benefits, or have been with the employer for a long time.

The union becomes certified to represent the workers after a vote is had on site with supervision from the Labour Board. If 51% of the workers voting vote in favour of the union the company is then legally bound to engage into a collective agreement.

NO! Our collective agreements are in place to improve the quality of life for workers. Not working means no paycheque! The union will negotiate with the employer while the members continue to work, and further to that in our collective agreements we include a, "No strike or Wobble Clause". Together we will bring employers over to our side and develop a relationship in which we all prosper. After all, the employers success in his field means the opportunity for employees to continue working. Win Win is what we work for.