Teamsters Canada Members at UPS Accept Company’s Final Offer
After months of negotiations, Teamsters Canada members working at UPS have voted to accept the company’s final offer tabled at the end of July.
Passing of Brother Mohammed Khan
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the loss of one of our own, Brother Mohammed Khan. He died this afternoon in a workplace accident at the CN rail yard in Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal...
Teamsters Local Union 362 Files for Union Vote at Amazon Facility in Nisku, AB
Teamsters Local Union 362 filed for a vote on union representation at the Amazon YEG 1 Fulfillment Centre in Nisku, AB, late yesterday afternoon. This represents the first step in the Teamsters Canada union organizing campaign to bring Amazon to the bargaining table.
FedEx Canada Tries to Strip Union Rights from Immigrant Workers
In response to a union organizing drive by Teamsters Local Union 362 at the FedEx facility in Fort McMurray, the company has filed arguments before the Canada Industrial Relations Board claiming that “temporary workers,” like international students and temporary foreign workers, are not entitled to join a union alongside their Canadian colleagues.
Truck Drivers: Beware of the “Driver Inc” Scam
Whether you are a seasoned veteran or completely new to trucking, anyone can fall victim to the “Driver Inc” scam. Be very careful if you are told to incorporate as a trucking company to make more money. Unless you lease or own your own truck, you are likely walking into the “Driver Inc” scam. Read on if you want to help yourself and your fellow truck drivers and potentially save tens of thousands of dollars.
Purolator Offer Ratified
The Teamsters’ nationally recommended offer from Purolator was ratified by 60.3%. The new contract is now in effect.
Statement on Vaccine Mandate for Air, Rail, and Marine Transportation Workers
The president of Teamsters Canada, François Laporte, made the following statement on the Trudeau Government’s decision to make vaccination mandatory for air, rail and marine transportation workers...
Work Stoppage at Canadian Pacific is Over
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and Canadian Pacific (CP) have agreed to final and binding arbitration. In such a process, both parties agree to accept the arbitrator's decision as final.
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Provided Notice of Lockout by Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific (CP) have served the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) with notice of lockout. In the event there is not a negotiated settlement between the parties, CP will lockout the Union on March 20, 2022 at 0001 a.m.
CN and CPKC Begin Lockout
Despite months of good faith negotiations on the part of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, parties remain far apart, and both CN and CPKC have began their lockout of 00:01 today.
