What would our lives be like if there were no truck drivers?
Right from the start of the coronavirus outbreak, there have been waves of accolades for nurses, personal care workers, cashiers, and workers in other trades – and rightly so. One blind spot in our collective view of the situation, though, has been the necessary but unnoticed contribution, every day, by men and women truck drivers.
Alberta Veterans Join Initiative to aid Trucking Industry
Alberta is following in the footsteps of other provinces to recognize the validity of military driver’s licences for heavy trucks.
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...
Federal Safety Guidelines for Drivers
Transport Canada has published safety guidelines to protect drivers and limit the spread of COVID-19. These include making sure vehicle interiors are clean and hygienic and the availability of cleaning materials and hand sanitizer for drivers.
Saluting Truck Drivers on National Trucking Week
As this year’s National Trucking Week rolls to a close, Teamsters Canada wants to recognize truck drivers for the all-important role they play.
Driver Inc, a Tax Avoidance and Labour Abuse Scam, Throws Canada’s Trucking Sector into...
The Driver Inc scam in Canada’s trucking industry is now a crisis hurting drivers, legitimate businesses, and costing the government billions in lost tax revenue.
First Contract at Intersco
Workers at school bus company Intersco ratified their first collective agreement yesterday. The agreement stands to significantly improve their working conditions. Teamsters Local Union 106 represents employees at the Verchères, QC company which covers the Commission scolaire des Patriotes school board.
Teamsters Urge NAFTA Negotiators to Address Labour, Trucking
The following is a joint statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Canada President François Laporte in response to the end of round three of NAFTA renegotiations in Ottawa.
New collective agreements at GT and SGT 2000 Inc.
Montréal, June 26, 2019 — Teamsters working at GT and SGT 2000 Inc., all members of Teamsters Local Union 106, have just ratified two new collective agreements.
GT
At GT, approximately 40 truck drivers have ratified...
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.
