AMAZON NEEDS
A UNION!
Workers at Amazon in Alberta have taken the first step toward joining a union. Work at Amazon? Contact a Teamster organizer
Amazon will not change
without a union.
Teamsters Canada is a labour union – an organized group of workers united to make decision about our workplaces.
By joining the Teamsters, you can make your workplace safer gain job security and improve your wages.
You have a LEGAL RIGHT to join a union and engage in union activities.
In 2020, Jeff Bezos,
founder of Amazon,
made US$75 BILLION
HOW MUCH DID YOU MAKE?
It would take weeks – if not months –
for most Amazon workers to earn
what Jeff Bezos makes in a second.
DOES THIS SEEM FAIR?
Your work day shouldn’t feel like an intense
9-HOUR WORKOUT! YOU HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO JOIN A UNION.
News
CURRENT HOURLY WAGES FOR
TEAMSTER MEMBERS IN COMPARABLE
WAREHOUSES PROGRESS UP TO
BETWEEN $24.50 AND $31.93.
About Teamsters Canada
Teamsters Canada is a labour union –
an organized group of workers united to make decisions about our workplaces.
Union advantage
Teamsters Canada offers workers support, job security, respect and
dignity in the workplace.
By joining the Teamsters, you can:
Job security
Once unionized, the company will no longer be able to fire workers without just cause. Amazon would need proof of very serious misconduct, like theft or insubordination.
Amazon should not be allowed to get rid of honest, hardworking employees who get injured or can’t keep up with unreasonable demands.
By the numbers
In your industry
Current hourly wages for Teamster members in comparable warehouses
progress up to between $24.50 and $31.93.
All Teamster members in warehousing enjoy job security, safer working
conditions, and competitive benefits.
Your legal rights
You have a legal right to join a union and to engage in union activities.
Your decision to sign a union membership card is strictly confidential and protected by law.
You have a LEGAL RIGHT to join a union and engage in union activities.
Organizing campaign
Teamster members met with Amazon workers across the country on July 7th 2021 to discuss working conditions and union organizing. Thank you to all the Amazon workers who stopped and chatted with us!
The pictures below come to us from Local Union 987 and Local Union 362, both located in Alberta.
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Get in touch safely and confidentially with an organizer
Alberta
British Columbia
Teamsters Local Union 31
Ben Hennessy, Director of Union OrganizingTel: 604 527-2722
Email: [email protected]
Yukon
Teamsters Local Union 31
Ben Hennessy, Director of Union OrganizingTel: 604 527-2722
Email: [email protected]
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Teamsters Local Union 419
Tel: 877-255-5501
Email: [email protected]
Teamsters Local Union 879
Jim Killey, Membership Development CoordinatorTel: 289 260-1613
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.teamsters879.ca
