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Superior Propane is looking for a Gasfitter with a B Ticket LOCATION: Invermere, BC HOURLY RATE: $32.76 SHIFT: Monday – Thursday SHIFT LENGTH: 10 Hours START TIME: 7:00 a.m. CLOSING DATE: April 29, 2015  DUTIES: Reporting to the Market Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for: Installing and servicing boilers and related equipment; Good … Read More

Symptoms can take years to develop You have to create a paper trail.  A few minutes spent reporting an incident at work may make all the difference to you in future. Protect yourself. It just takes a few minutes and it may save you years of grief later on. Muscle injury: Julio was moving a large … Read More

With every injury: See your doctor as soon as possible! Continue to see your doctor regularly. Be prepared to explain if the light duties the employer offers you are not appropriate, and If the employer is harassing you to go back to work too soon – Contact your union!Above all, don’t let anyone make you … Read More

There are many misconceptions about workers’ compensation. You’re covered even if you weren’t operating the equipment properly. It’s a no-fault system. They are not going to refuse to accept your claim because it’s your fault that you got injured (even if the employer tells you otherwise.) The only exception is if you were engaging in … Read More

Sun-Rype products, made by members of Teamsters Local 213 and produced for the most part in Kelowna, are well known in B.C. and available throughout Canada and the U.S. Since the company was incorporated in 1946, people’s tastes and preferences have changed and the company has adapted to new demands. There is also an increasing … Read More

The world’s biggest pour, earthquake-readiness techniques, the collective agreement from 1956, member profiles…see the feature story in Today’s Teamsters 213. Below: Perhaps the world’s largest continuous pour—the Wilshire Grand project in downtown Los Angeles in February—took 20 hours without interruption and required 2,100 truckloads delivering 21,200 cubic yards for the 73-storey tower’s foundation. A 6 … Read More

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