As executive director of the 40,000-member BC Building Trades (BCBT), Brynn Bourke is the voice of the unionized construction sector. Under her leadership, BCBT has opened the College of the BC Building Trades, secured enhanced sanitation protocols on construction sites and advanced updates to the labour code.

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