The phrase “hewers of wood and drawers water” used to be bad. From its original use in the King James Bible to today, the term stood for a lifetime of economic bondage. It stood for workers subject to the whims of those who are free, whether imperial overlords or the capitalists who buy materials cheap, …
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PCA recently joined a group of construction industry stakeholders supporting a National Science & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) chair at the University of Alberta. Dr. Aminah Robinson Fayek was awarded the Senior Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Strategic Construction Modeling and Delivery. Robinson Fayek, a professor in the Hole School of Construction Engineering, …
Edmonton Journal Paul de Jong, Executive Director (PCA) Re: “Union-busting no way to mark Labour Day; Construction lobby group only concerned with itself, not Alberta’s economic health,” by Gil McGowan, Ideas, Sept. 5. In his letter, Gil McGowan grossly misrepresents the positive goals of the Construction Competitiveness Coalition. The coalition is a unique …
