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.

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sa国际传媒淭he families of the victims and the public deserve to know what happened and if any criminal elements were present,sa国际传媒� said Ed Kent, USW Health, Safety and Environment rep for Western Canada. If there were such elements, there needs to be accountability. If there werensa国际传媒檛, then we need to know what happened, so tragic accidents can be prevented in the future.sa国际传媒�

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 sa国际传媒渟eems to be an eyesa国际传媒� on any criminal aspect involved.

sa国际传媒淚f employer negligence was found, then itsa国际传媒檚 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 sa国际传媒渆xtremely disappointing.sa国际传媒�

Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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