April 2018 | Construction In Focus Magazine

Transforming the Construction Industry with Cloud-Based, Integrated Software

Viewpoint’s nearly 40 years of success can be attributed to its laser focus on the construction trade, unparalleled industry expertise, and reputation unequalled among technology companies. The company has always worked to help contractors improve productivity, decrease risk and maximize profits with a suite of construction technology solutions that integrate operations across financial and human resources systems as well as project and field teams.

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Reconsidering NAFTA

The history of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) begins in the early 1980s, spanning the Republican Presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, before being signed into law by Democratic President Bill Clinton on December 8, 1993. The agreement entered into effect shortly after, on January 1, 1994.

What are the Stakes?

A Proactive Approach to Resolving a Longstanding Debate

About forty skilled Central and South American workers from Ecuador, Peru, Columbia and Costa Rica came to British Columbia, Canada as temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in 2006. This story incited Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) call for reforms to Canada’s TFW program (TFWP) and the International Mobility Program (IMP). LiUNA, a powerful voice within the construction industry with over half a million members – 110,000 of whom are in Canada – has been the only Canadian union to address the issue.