To all Teamster members at Purolator:

Today we’ve sent a strong message of solidarity by voting 97.4% in favour of strike action. While the membership has authorized strike action, the bargaining committee has not set a strike deadline. The bargaining committee will determine if and when such a deadline is set.

Our hope is that management will now rethink their positions on the issues that brought bargaining to a standstill. Many of the company demands are not acceptable to Teamster members.

We started this process trying to find common ground with Purolator. We remain committed to negotiating in fairness and good faith, and this vote makes it clear that we expect the same from the company. Hopefully negotiations will resume in the near future.

You, the members, are the strength of this union. As Teamsters, we will continue our efforts to bargain a fair and decent contract.

In solidarity,

Gary Kitchen
Chairman of the negotiating committee

François Laporte
President of Teamsters Canada

For more information, please contact your local union. You can also click here to view our previous update.