Teamsters Local Union 987 reaches new collective agreement with Coca-Cola
Teamsters Local Union 987 successfully reaches deal with the company. The membership voted 73 per cent in favour of the new agreement.
Teamsters 362 Files Application with Alberta Labour Relations Board for Amazon Fulfillment Centre Employees
Teamsters Local Union 362, which represents approximately 7,000 workers throughout Alberta and the Northwest Territories, has filed an application with the Alberta Labour Relations Board to certify a vote for union representation at the Amazon Fulfillment Centre in Nisku, Alberta.
Update # 5 – Purolator Negotiations
Negotiations have been scheduled to resume March 21st through March 25th, and will be attended by the mediator from the Federal mediation and conciliation services (FMCS).
Ten Paid Sick Days for Federally Regulated Workers
Today marks a significant victory for a large portion of our membership. New federal labour policy is coming into force, granting workers a major new paid sick day benefit. It’s something unions have been fighting for since the pandemic.
UPDATE # 12 – Purolator Negotiations
Please check your mail. You can cast your vote anytime from Wednesday, August 10 at 8 pm ET to Thursday, August 25 at 10 am ET.
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
CALGARY – March 15, 2021 – Some 268 workers at
the Coca-Cola Refreshments Calgary...
Teamsters Release Recording of CN Ordering Fatigued Conductor to Work
Teamsters Canada today released a recording of a CN supervisor, a chief rail traffic controller (RTC), ordering a fatigued conductor to continue working for several hours.
Unifirst Canada Workers in Langley, BC, On Strike!
Approximately 75 workers at Unfirst Canada walked off the job this week in Langley, BC. Instead of helping its hard-working staff keep up with the rising cost of living, the company is offering raises...
Teamsters Statement on TSB Report into Pierre-Luc Levesque’s Death
Today, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released its report into the accident which took the life of Brother Pierre-Luc Levesque, a CN conductor/foreman trainee, in Edmundston, New Brunswick, on December 4, 2018.
Work Stoppage at Canadian Pacific
Despite the best efforts of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) Negotiating Committee, there will be a lockout tonight at Canadian Pacific (CP). A lockout is a work stoppage initiated by company management during a labour dispute. Unlike a strike, in which employees refuse to work, a lockout is initiated by the employer.
