Workers at Sandoz Begin 24-hour Strike
Workers at the Sandoz Factory in Boucherville begun a 24-hour strike at 7 am this morning. Progress made by workers over the past few years, pensions, and wages are at the core of the labour dispute. These 267 workers are affiliated with Teamsters Canada Local Union 1999 voted 91% in favour of a strike on May 14th
Teamsters Canada Finds Trudeau Budget Lacking
The compensation package for the dairy industry contains nothing for dairy workers at risk of losing their jobs. Moreover, the government is lacking ambition on issues like pharmacare and retraining...
Passing of Brother Hervé Trudel
Sisters, Brothers, Friends,
I was saddened to learn that Brother Hervé Trudel passed away earlier today. He was 85 years old.
Brother Trudel spent more...
Tablet Computers Are Putting Demix Drivers’ Lives at Risk
Teamsters will meet this month with managers at cement company Demix to demand that the “Optimizer” tablet computers that were installed on board its trucks be deactivated. The tabs are being used to send and receive messages while the vehicle is moving.
Teamster Leaders in U.S., Canada Laud Their Respective NAFTA Negotiators
General President Jim Hoffa and Teamsters Canada President François Laporte applaud the decision by the U.S. Trade Representative to fix the NAFTA cross-border trucking provision.
Sandoz Workers Vote to Strike
Sandoz workers in Boucherville overwhelmingly rejected the employer’s offer and 91% voted in favour of a strike mandate at Saturday’s union meeting. The work stoppage will take place when deemed appropriate. At issue are wages and failure to respect seniority when assigning shifts.
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.
Forty Workers Lose Their Jobs at Masonite
Close to 40 of the 130 plant workers will be let go from window manufacturer Masonite International's plant in Berthier.
New Molson Plant: Melançon Must Show Leadership
In the wake of breweries’ shift towards cans in recent years, and following the end of the Recyc-Québec agreement two years ago, Teamsters Local Union 1999 made representations to the previous Environment Minister, David Heurtel. Since the arrival of Minister Isabelle Melançon, we haven’t heard a peep...
We Will Never Forget
Six years ago today, tragedy struck our sisters and brothers at G4S. While performing a routine cash service at the University of Alberta’s HUB Mall, Travis Baumgartner fatally shot three of his coworkers, Eddie Rejano, Brian Ilesic and Michelle Shegelski. A fourth, Matthew Schuman, was rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds to the head.
