Teamsters Satisfied with Measures Proposed by Minister Garneau
The Teamsters Union is satisfied with the measures proposed by Minister Marc Garneau, namely with respect to the environment and infrastructure. However, the Strategic Plan for the Future of Transportation in Canada does not directly meet the specific challenges facing rail transport workers and truckers, and the Teamsters will therefore be impatiently awaiting the detailed announcements in the coming months.
Feds and Provinces Must Implement Electronic Logging Devices in Trucking
Safety is at the heart of Teamsters' concerns. Quickly implementing electronic logging devices will prevent some trucking companies from breaking hours of service regulations and falsifying paper records. These electronic devices will improve the road safety record while ensuring that all truckers take the rest they are entitled to...
Teamsters at Simard Westlink Win New Contract, End Seven-Day Strike
Earlier this month, close to 100 members of Teamsters Local Union 31 employed at Simard Westlink ratified a new 5-year collective agreement, ending their seven-day strike...
Teamsters Welcome Rules Mandating Electronic Logs for Truck Drivers
Laval, QC, June 13, 2019 – Teamsters Canada is welcoming today’s announcement from Transport Canada mandating the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) by federally regulated trucking and bussing companies. The new rules come...
Thirteen Truck Drivers Lose Their Jobs in Côte-Nord
Thirteen workers at Kingsway, a subsidiary of Transforce, lost their jobs in Côte-Nord in the past few weeks. ...A few weeks ago, TST Overland decided to take the contracts back, and then it transferred them again, this time to a non-unionized trucking company.
ਟਰੱਕ ਡਰਾਈਵਰੋ: “ਡਰਾਈਵਰ ਇਨਕ” ਦੇ ਘੁਟਾਲੇ ਤੋਂ ਖ਼ਬਰਦਾਰ
ਭਾਵੇਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਟਰੱਕਿੰਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੰਢੇ ਹੋਏ ਡਰਾਈਵਰ ਹੋ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਨਵੇਂ, ਕੋਈ ਵੀ "ਡਰਾਈਵਰ ਇਨਕ" ਦੇ ਘੁਟਾਲੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।
Teamsters Denounce Plan to Create Sweatshop on Wheels
Teamsters Canada, the country’s largest transportation union, is slamming the Ontario Trucking Association’s (OTA) proposal to bring in foreign workers to fill a shortage of drivers in the trucking industry. They should instead be focusing on significantly improving drivers’ wages and working conditions to attract more people to the profession.
Teamsters oppose random testing in the trucking industry
Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio said he believes that truck drivers should be required to undergo random testing for cannabis. The Teamsters Union opposes this possible measure not only because it would violate workers’ right to privacy, but also, because a positive test result does not necessarily prove that the person is intoxicated.
Trucking Community Makes Tax Asks
Teamsters Canada has joined a coalition of trucking industry groups to ask Ottawa to provide fiscal support to drivers and trucking companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New work contract at Transport Guilbault
A new collective agreement was ratified by the workers of Transport Guilbault Long Distance on May 15. These professional drivers, affiliated with Teamsters Local Union 1999, obtain wage increases ranging from $7,000 to $12,000 for the duration of the contract.
