Fort McMurray, One Year Later
Last year, Teamsters members were on the frontlines, providing relief during one of the most devastating and expensive natural disasters in Canadian history. The Fort McMurray wildfires forced almost 90,000 people to flee the Fort McMurray area and destroyed thousands of homes. Disasters have a strange way of bringing out the best in everyone. For hundreds of Teamsters, that meant bravely working through the catastrophe...
Brother Ron Locas
Teamsters Canada has learnt that Brother Ron Locas died last week at age 68.
Brother Locas started with Local Union 106 in Montreal and later worked...
4 Ways to Commemorate the National Day of Mourning
On Friday we’ll commemorate the National Day of Mourning. Held annually in Canada on April 28, it’s an occasion to pay tribute to those...
Senate Betrays Canadian Workers on Bill C-4
“Prime Minister Trudeau, we’re calling on you to keep your election promise by sending Bill C-4 back to the Senate in its original form,” said Francois Laporte, the President of Teamsters Canada. “You mustn’t allow an unelected Senate to put the interests of corporations ahead of the will of an elected government.”
Teamsters Canada Statement on Trudeau Budget
Teamsters are satisfied with the Trudeau government’s second budget, which continues on the path laid out in the previous budget. “Workers and the middle class should benefit from this budget,” commented François Laporte, the President of Teamsters Canada...
Building Up a Fairer Country For All
Today is International Women’s Day — a day to recognize the progress women have made and the challenges they still face. Sadly, in 2017,...
Trudeau-Trump Summit: Protecting Workers Above All
Teamsters Canada is praising the Canadian Government on meeting with the Trump administration, and hopeful that both countries will continue working together to build on the current mutually beneficial trade relationship. “Millions of workers owe their jobs to the free flow of goods between Canada and the United States,” stated François Laporte, the President of Teamsters Canada...
Statement On The Shooting At The Québec City Islamic Cultural Centre
The recent shooting at the Québec City Islamic Cultural Centre has profoundly shaken us. The hatred behind this attack is plainly and clearly a...
Donation to the Northern Lights Health Foundation
Working with other unions under the umbrella of the General Presidents’ Maintenance Committee for Canada (GPMC/NMC), we're proud to report that we helped raised $300,000 for the Northern Lights Health Foundation. The Northern Lights Health Foundation serves to inspire philanthropy and secure funds to improve health and promote wellness in the Wood Buffalo region...
Teamsters Welcome New Labour Minister
The Teamsters Union, which represents over 115,000 workers across the country, is congratulating Patricia Hajdu on her appointment as minister of Labour. Ms. Hajdu is taking over from MaryAnn Mihychuk. “We’re hoping to meet with Ms. Hajdu as soon as possible in order to continue the constructive dialogue we established with the outgoing minister,” explained Francois Laporte, the President of Teamsters Canada.
