Gate Gourmet Workers to Strike, Impacting In-Flight Meals for Travelers Departing Pearson Airport
Gate Gourmet puts profits over people amidst cost-of-living crisis, leading to labour dispute.
Toronto, April 15, 2024 – Gate Gourmet workers will walk off the...
Impending Strike Threatens In-Flight Meals For Travelers Departing Pearson Airport
Underpaid and overworked, over 800 workers at airline catering company Gate Gourmet have voted 98.8% in favour of strike action....
New Contract At Cintas Is Uniform Success
Staff at Cintas have ratified a new 3-year contract. Workers at the company in the Greater Toronto Area are represented by Teamsters Local Union...
Teamsters, Alstom, Reach Tentative Agreement for Toronto GO Trains
Toronto, May 18, 2023 – The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and Alstom today reached a tentative agreement affecting over 850 workers who operate Toronto’s commuter trains. Union members will begin voting next week to ratify the agreement.
Passing of Sister Colleen Slota
It is with a heavy heart that we share the tragic news of the sudden and untimely passing of one of our members, Sister Colleen Slota. Colleen's life was tragically cut short in a car accident just after completing her shift, at 2:30a.m., when her vehicle was struck by a pick-up fleeing from the police...
Teamsters letter to Ontario Education Minister Lecce: We stand with CUPE
Upon hearing of your intent to invoke the notwithstanding clause to quash a labour dispute with this province’s education workers, I felt compelled to write to you and advise of the significant ramifications of such actions on all the province’s labour unions fundamental right to negotiate on behalf of our hard-working members...
Teamster Member Leads Anti-Hate Initiative in Essex, Ontario
Laura Hasulo, a long-time Teamsters Union member and train conductor at CN Rail, is leading an anti-hate campaign in her community. The campaign consists...
Ontario Teamsters Call for Paid Sick Time for all Essential Workers
Craig McInnes, the president of Ontario Joint Council 52, has written to Doug Ford urging him to implement paid sick leave for all essential...
Teamsters Canada Foundation Gives $10,000 to two Ontario Food Banks
The Teamsters Canada Foundation donated $5,000 to Daily Bread Food Bank and $5,000 to Hamilton Food Share earlier this summer.
Alstom Transport Workers in Brampton, ON Join Teamsters
Approximately 60 workers at the Alstom Canada plant in Brampton, ON, have officially joined the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC-MWED). Workers at the plant manufacture passenger trains for commuter transit.
