A prominent international workers union wants answers as to the reason behind the 2021 Kelowna crane collapse, and they want them now.

The United Steelworkers union is calling on WorkSafeBC to release the findings in its report on the tragedy, which was announced as completed on May 16. The information is currently being withheld, as the RCMP report into whether there was any criminality in the matter is still ongoing.

B次元官网网址淭he families of the victims and the public deserve to know what happened and if any criminal elements were present,B次元官网网址� said Ed Kent, USW Health, Safety and Environment rep for Western Canada. If there were such elements, there needs to be accountability. If there werenB次元官网网址檛, then we need to know what happened, so tragic accidents can be prevented in the future.B次元官网网址�

Five people were killed on July 12, 2021, when a crane working on a 25-storey tower collapsed on Bernard Avenue.

Kent said that despite no findings being released yet, he believes there B次元官网网址渟eems to be an eyeB次元官网网址� on any criminal aspect involved.

B次元官网网址淚f employer negligence was found, then itB次元官网网址檚 time to enforce the law. There need to be serious consequences for killing workers, more than just fines. Death cannot be a cost of doing business.

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IUOE Local 115, a union based out of Kamloops that represents hundreds of crane operators in B.C., echoes the statements of Kent and USW, calling the non-disclosure of the WorkSafe results B次元官网网址渆xtremely disappointing.B次元官网网址�

Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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