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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

Pat Kennedy Shop Steward at Sun-Rype Products in Kelowna, BC was presented with a certificate in Critical Incident Stress (CIS) after attending Canadian Labour Congress Winter School in February.  The CIS course develops an understanding of critical incident stress and how it can affect people, the course helps unions develop a critical incident response system … Read More

JRH Memorial Scholarship Fund Essay Contest for 2014   The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund has announced this year’s Essay Contest topic:  “The vast majority of union members make more than the minimum wage.  Why should Teamsters care what the minimum wage is?” For students attending a community college, 4-year institution, or a technical/vocational program, … Read More

One year later…. When the company owned by the world’s fifth richest man challenges 350 unionized workers in Richmond, B.C. and demands they take concessions, you know it’s a David versus Goliath fight. But IKEA workers now locked out for a year won’t give in to billionaire owner Ingvar Kamprad. The lockout illustrates the difficult … Read More

Today in labour history – May 13, 2013 IKEA locks out its Richmond, British Columbia location Teamsters Local 213 members on May 13, 2013 to force major concessions on its workers. Since the start of the labour dispute, IKEA has been in breach of the law for using replacement workers.  35 scabs crossed the picket … Read More

IKEA Richmond Lockout CKNW Radio Station is running a poll for today only.  The question is:  The strike at IKEA in Richmond has been going on for one year – would you cross the picket line to go shopping? Show your support and vote NO!  …Send IKEA a message! Vote Here

Teamster members suffer a devastating tragedy as a fire raged through their home destroying all their belongings and beloved pets.  Jeannie (Teamsters 213 member) works at IKEA and has been locked out for almost an entire year, her husband Al is a Teamster Local 31 member.  This family of five have lost everything and unfortunately … Read More

Letter for Publication Vancouver Sun Dear Editor; Re: Ikea must not punish loyal workers, by Susan Martinuk, March 24, 2014; Ms. Martinuk’s article exhibits a marked lack of understanding of the dynamics of collective bargaining under the B.C. Labour Code. Opinion should be based on facts, not bias.  If she understood the differences between Canada … Read More

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