Teamsters, Garda: Tentative Agreement Ratified
The workers of GardaWorld Cash Services affiliated with the Teamsters Union ratified a new collective agreement on June 4th.
Respecting Armoured Car Guards Means Respecting Trade Secrets
When talking about the armoured car industry in public, other organizations need to show more respect for trade secrets and for the safety of...
Remembering Canada’s Worst Armoured Car Tragedy
On June 15, 2012, we lost three members of Teamsters Local Union 362 in an armoured car robbery in Edmonton. Their names were Michelle Shegelski, Brian Ilesic, and Eddie Rejano. A fourth armoured car guard was also shot but survived with gruesome and life alternating injuries.
Inkas Armoured Car Guards Threaten Strike Action
Approximately 80 armoured car guards at Inkas Security Group in Toronto could go on strike at 12:01 p.m. on Monday, October 30. Workers gave Teamsters Local Union 419 an 89% strike mandate last week. Safety is the biggest issue for the union, along with wages and working conditions.
Armoured car worker shot during robbery
Brothers, Sisters,
Last night, an armoured car worker with GardaWorld out of Local Union 879 in London, Ontario, was shot multiple times during a robbery...
Armoured Car Guards Were Murdered on the Job. Their Families Deserve Better.
Click here to read the letter of support to the MP sponsoring the bill, Mr Kerry Diotte.
Teamsters Canada and Teamsters Local Union 362 have...
Safety of Armoured Car Crews is a Top Teamster Priority
The Teamsters Union has taken note of an August 18th decision from the federal Ministry of Labour regarding the security model used at the Edmonton branch of Brinks Canada, which employs 215 members of Local Union 362. “Our local is respecting the decision but wants to make it clear that members have been safely working under a similar model for over a decade,” explained Wayne Garner, Business Agent at Local Union 362.
The screening of the workers in the armoured car industry must be reviewed
Laval, November 7, 2013 — Teamsters Canada’s lobbyist, Phil Benson, has met with Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, at the...
Teamsters, Inkas Reach Tentative Agreement After Midnight Strike
Teamsters Local Union 419 and Inkas Security Group reached a tentative agreement at 2:30 am. The company’s 80 armoured car drivers and guards in Toronto had gone on strike at midnight, but returned to work as soon as parties came to an agreement.
NB and PEI Armoured Car Guards End Strike, Win Big Safety Improvements
October 25, 2022 – Armoured car guards employed by Garda in New Brunswick and Price Edward Island have ended their strike. Their union, Teamsters Local Union 927, secured a new three-year agreement ensuring that armoured cars will be adequately crewed moving forward. Adjustments to the crewing model must now also be voted on by guards...
