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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
This is a bit off topic, but with all the union talk I thought I would throw it out.
Can anyone tell me why Unions have not taken hold in the Oil Patch?
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Much of downstream O&G is unionized and has been for quite some time. The people that construct, operate and maintain many of the major faciities in Alberta (primarily refineries and oilsands plants) are represented by the various trade unions affiliated with Alberta Building Trades and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP). Although the volume of work done by unions has been receding for the last 30 years their presence is still very significant.
Upstream O&G has much less unionization, if any, in Alberta. One of the reasons for this is likely the difficulty of organizing wokers on such a large number of very small sites. Logistics are very difficult.