Next OPCMIA Local 919 membership meeting set for September 15th!
September 9, 2026
The next OPCMIA Local 919 membership meeting is Tuesday, September 15th!
Come to the Local 919 Union Hall at 12309 Industrial Road in Surrey at 7 pm.
Your union, your… Read more »
OPCMIA Local 919 to celebrate Labour Day at Edmonds Park
September 2, 2026
OPCMIA Local 919 members and their families are invited to join us at Edmonds Park in Burnaby to celebrate Labour Day!
There will be family fun including games, activities, music… Read more »
PHOTOS: Concrete Level 1 in Northern BC
July 31, 2026
It was great to get into Northern BC for our recent Concrete Level 1 course!
We were in Aiyansh in the Nisga’a Nation in the Nass River valley north of… Read more »
Another Red Seal member: Congratulations John Lipp!
June 26, 2026
Congratulations to John Lipp for receiving this Concrete Finisher Red Seal. You worked hard and you deserve it.
OPCMIA Local 919 is proud of John and all of our apprentices… Read more »
BC approves Red Chris Mine Expansion
June 26, 2026
The provincial government has approved the Red Chris Mine Expansion. This project will create about 1,800 jobs and increase ore processing to as much as 15 million tonnes per year!… Read more »
OPCMIA Local 919 supports exploration of new BC Hydro dams
June 15, 2026
Today we learned that BC Hydro is exploring possible new hydroelectric dams at Site E on the Peace River and on the Homathko River on the Central Coast.
OPCMIA Local… Read more »
Check out the OPCMIA Local 919 Summer Newsletter!
June 12, 2026
Download the newsletter now!… Read more »
Vote Now: 2026 CLRA Ratification
May 19, 2026
Bargaining is now complete and ballots have been mailed to all OPCMIA Local 919 members who work under the CLRA agreement. The deadline to return your ballot is May 26th… Read more »
Federal Government commits $6 billion to trades training
April 29, 2026
OPCMIA Local 919 is celebrating a significant investment in trades training from the federal government.
The federal Liberal government has announced $6 billion in investments to train up to 100,000… Read more »
Member Power: Anti-Worker Bill Defeated
April 21, 2026
Good riddance to Bill M-233. It was defeated in the legislature yesterday.
The misguided BC Conservative bill was an attack on our members and on local BC jobs.
Thanks to… Read more »