Announcements

Food Factory shows how Teamsters make SunRype fruit leather Several Teamster members working at SunRype in Kelowna are featured in the first 6.5 minutes of an episode of Food Factory showing how the company makes fruit leather. The fast-paced, quirky show begins with trucks delivering crates of  Okanagan-grown apples and then shows how the apples … Read More

The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway is Alaska’s most popular shore excursion and near the top on many Alaska & Yukon travelers’ must-see lists. The railway, now maintained and operated by members of Teamsters Local 213, was built in 1898. In 1994, the railway was named an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, joining the likes … Read More

By Tom Sigurdson, executive director BC Building Trades July 7, 2015 I am compelled to respond to the June 30, 2015 column penned by Mr. Hochstein wherein he berates BC Hydro, the PCAC and the BCCA for supporting the Memorandum of Understanding signed by BC Hydro and a poli-party of unions affiliated to the BC … Read More

The Pipeline & Heavy Construction Warehousing Program is being offered in Nanaimo from August 24 to 28, 2015. All Teamster Local 213 members registered for construction work will receive mail notification. Please contact the Training Plan Coordinator by email or call 604-874-3654 for more information.

The BC Building Trades and BC Hydro have reached an agreement on the Site C Energy Project that will see stability and a mix of labour representation that includes building trades unions. The framework allows the project to operate as a managed open site that includes participation from union and non-union workers as well as independent … Read More

Members of Teamsters Local 213 working in Alberta are now required to renew their mandatory courses every three years. To that end, Local 362 has created a one-day “refresher” program which is being offered in Edmonton. (See dates below.) Size, Mass and Load Securement; Hours of Service; and Commercial Vehicle Inspection are covered in the … Read More

BC’s original dam builders speak out British Columbia’s original dam builders, who built the WAC Bennett, Mica, and Revelstoke dams warned the provincial legislature that BC Hydro is putting the construction of the $9-billion Site C hydro dam at risk. The few surviving members of the original crews who built the WAC Bennett Dam went … Read More

  Applying skills learned in the Warehousing Program at the Fortis Tilbury LNG Facility Expansion Project in Delta.     COST: There is no charge for eligible Teamsters Local 213 members who are successful the first time they enrol in the Class 2 Program and take the final exam. However, if students are unsuccessful, they must … Read More

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