Voting Dates on CP Final Offer Now Known
The Canada Industrial Relations Board will conduct the vote on Canadian Pacific’s (CP) final offer from May 14 to May 23, union officials today learned. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) is urging their members to reject the company’s offer.
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...
42-Day Lockout at Satin Flooring Ends
After a 42-day lockout lasting over the holidays, close to 120 workers at Satin Flooring in North York, Ontario, voted last Friday by a margin of 79% to ratify a new 3-year collective agreement and gradually return to work.
Blame CP back-to-work barbeque
The Federal Government will put a back-to-work legislation on the order paper in the House of Commons. In a show of solidarity, Teamsters Canada Rail Conference will be holding a «Blame CP back-to-work» Barbeque in Toronto and Montreal.
Accident on Highway 30: Knights of the Highway to the Rescue
It was a beautiful, remarkably mild night in April. Georges Miller, 39 was sitting behind the wheel of his semi. This Teamsters Local Union...
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 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.
Think Global, Act Local
Teamsters Canada participates at the international level fighting for global labour rights to further protect Teamsters’ rights in Canada.
Making it Mandatory
In September 2015, Teamsters Canada launched a national social media campaign called Make It Mandatory to convince Parliament to make mental health awareness and support mandatory in the workplace.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT CN RAIL IN EDMUNDSTON, NB
A Canadian National (CN) worker died following a workplace accident this morning in Edmundston, New Brunswick. The victim was a 33-year-old father of two and a member of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). He started working at CN in September as a conductor/foreman trainee. His name is not being released at this time.
