New NAFTA Offers Little Reason to Celebrate: Teamsters Canada
Today’s signing of the new NAFTA offers Teamsters little reason to celebrate. American tariffs on steel and aluminum continue to actively harm hundreds of the union’s members. Dairy workers also remain under a cloud of uncertainty; their compensation package is being negotiated in secret between the federal government and big business.
PHOTOS: Honouring 40th Anniversary of Prairie Steel Gang Bus Crash
Last Thursday, in Webb, SK, the C.P. Rail Engineering Health & Safety Policy Committee visited the roadside memorial honouring the twenty-two CP employees who died on May 28, 1980, to pay their respects. A moment of silence was held, and twenty-two flowers were laid in remembrance.
Teamsters, Garda: Tentative Agreement Ratified
The workers of GardaWorld Cash Services affiliated with the Teamsters Union ratified a new collective agreement on June 4th.
Teamsters Local Union 987 announces strike at Coca-Cola Calgary plant
Teamsters Local Union 987 members, employed as essential workers, are seeking job security and protection from unnecessary third-party outsourcing; product disruptions anticipated
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Remembering Legendary Usher & Teamsters Local Union 847 Member Andy Mastoris
Brother Andy Mastoris, a legendary usher at the Scotiabank Arena and long-time member of Teamsters Local Union 847, died last week at the age of 80...
Mandatory Episode 3: Early Intervention
For a young person, the world can feel a bit daunting. Life is changing, transitions are happening and lessons are being learned.
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Close to 400 Southern Ontario School Bus Drivers & Monitors Join Teamsters Local Union...
Close to 400 school bus drivers and monitors at Voyago have voted 57% to join Teamsters Local Union 879. The results of the vote,...
Propane Shortage Appears Largely Manufactured by CN
The widely reported propane shortage in Ontario and Québec appears to be largely manufactured by Canadian National Railway (CN).
Action Day on Integrators
Campaign posters and leaflets were posted and displayed on Teamsters’ bulletin boards “on the job” all across the country. Teamsters are learning about...
Lockout at Hôtel Le Président
Bad news awaited some thirty workers at Hôtel Le Président this morning. After being served lockout notice by management at 10 a.m., the employees were asked by security guards to vacate the premises immediately. This sudden, disrespectful announcement follows the closure of the restaurant and very difficult negotiations between the two parties. Despite meetings with a mediator, the deadlock could not be broken.
