GPMC/NMC collective agreements bring skilled tradespeople from up to 13 unions together under a single agreement. Employers can negotiate a single set of terms and conditions that apply to all of the construction tradespeople doing maintenance at client facilities.

The agreements are designed to ensure stable, long-term labour relations with no strikes, walkouts or lockouts to disrupt critical maintenance activities at plants producing commodities such as oil, gas and electricity that are central to the Canadian economy.

GPMC/NMC agreements respect the basic monetary terms of existing building trades agreements, and the alliance labour relations system ensures that there are few grievances and inter-trade jurisdictional disputes.

The alliance offers stable long-term employment for thousands of Canadian construction workers and is responsible for almost 28 million hours of maintenance work annually.