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 workers. See his letter below.
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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.
Teamsters Canada Foundation Donates $10,000 to Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Each year, the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital provides hospital care, outpatient clinics, an integrated kindergarten school program, assistive technology services, and outreach activities to about 7,000 children and teens with disabilities and to their families...
Passing of Sister Denise Kennedy-Thompson
Within our ranks, she will be remembered as a ferocious believer in the union, an embodiment of the true Teamster spirit; a funny, loving, and beautiful soul who will be deeply missed by all those she touched...
Ontario Teamsters Raise $140,000 for Variety Village, a Children’s Charity
The annual Teamsters Ontario Invitational (OTI) wrapped up yesterday. The event brought together union reps and friends of the Teamsters Union from Ontario and across the country to raise money for Variety Village, a charity...
TST Overland Workers in Ontario Ratify 4-Year Agreement, Averting Strike
Toronto, June 24, 2019 – Approximately 400 truck drivers and dock workers employed by TST Overland in Ontario voted 83% this weekend to ratify a new 4-year collective agreement. This comes after they had...
Teamsters Raise Over $1 Million in 2018 in Support of United Way Community Work
Being a Teamster is about more than negotiating collective agreements and taking care of grievances. It’s also about building up our communities and lending a hand to those in need. That’s why we’re proud...
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...
Teamster Leaders Laud Lifting of U.S. National Security Tariffs
Jim Hoffa, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and François Laporte, President of Teamsters Canada, made the following statements today on the lifting of the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs...
