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...
Air Inuit: New Collective Agreement After Two Years of Talks
The roughly 160 pilots and flight attendants employed by Air Inuit ratified a new collective agreement that guarantees industrial peace with the air carrier until 2023. Non-monetary and monetary clauses will be enhanced in the new contract. Teamsters Local Union 1999 has represented Air Inuit workers since 1996...
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,...
Surveillance of Railway workers – the Degradation of Work
Originally posted on teamstersrail.ca
Ottawa, February 17, 2017 – Canadian Pacific has launched a campaign to legitimize constant video surveillance of its workers, alleging that...
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...
Respecting Armoured Car Guards Means Respecting Trade Secrets
When talking about the armoured car industry in public, other organizations need to show more respect for trade secrets and for the safety of...
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.
2016 In Review: Present On All Fronts
Your union was present on all fronts this past year. Just as for the many collective agreements renewed, the bargaining at UPS mobilized local...
