Construction Trades Strike Ends in Cape Breton with What Employers Call 'Historic' Deal

Construction trades strike ends in Cape Breton with what employers call 'historic' deal

The group representing unionized contractors in Cape Breton says a nearly 18 per cent wage hike over four years is the largest ever seen in the island's commercial and industrial construction sector.

Tentative agreement reached in Cape Breton trades union strike, says labour relations association

The Nova Scotia Construction Labour Relations Association (CLRA) announced they had reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with the Cape Breton Island Building &ampamp; Construction Trades Council.

A Section of Highway 105 in Inverness County to be repaved

The provincial government announced around four kilometres of highway 105 repaving west of Exit 6 at Route 223 in Inverness county. Inverness MLA Kyle MacQuarrie stated Highway 105 is an important trade route linking Cape Breton to the mainland, as well as Newfoundland to all of Canada A tender will be issued in the coming days, and the project is expected to be complete by late fall.

Cape Breton construction workers reach tentative agreement following historic strike

Photo: Nova Scotia Federation of Labour A tentative agreement was reached in the early morning of Monday July 21, 2025 between the affiliate unions of the Cape Breton Island Building & Construction Trades Council and construction companies throughout Cape Breton Island, ending the historic strike of over 4,000 construction trades workers who had withdrawn their