ciation and consultant to the Christian
Labour Association of Canada.
Partnership
When we spoke with Stephen Bromell,
co-founder and Secretary Treasure of
the BUC (and Craig’s brother), one of
the first thing mentioned is his family.
He has been married for 29 years
and has been blessed with five chil-
dren, and he knows first-hand these
responsibilities are shared by the men
and women in the BUC.
As a construction manager, Bromell
spent a lot of time on the road
between Windsor, Ottawa, and north
of Timmins. It was during his time he
was able to form a grassroot under-
standing of the needs of those who
make up the construction industry
and what they did and didn’t want
from a union.
“There is a misconception that union
density in the construction industry
is high, when in fact only between
25 and 30 per cent of construction
workers are in a union,” says Bromell.
“Many people would say they felt
like they worked for the union, not
for their employer, and it became
clear to me that employees wanted a
partnership between union, them-
selves and their employers.”
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