UNITY, PRIDE AND STRENGTH
It was an honour to have our Teamsters Local 213 delegates joining BC Building Trades tradeswomen from across B.C. at the first ever Built To Rise conference in Vancouver, organized by the BC Building Trades Council and Build Together BC. Our delegates had the opportunity to network, share their experiences and learn more about getting … Read More
Teamsters Local 213 principal officer Tony Santavenere was pleased to meet with Premier David Eby today. Santavenere thanked the Premier for his government’s recent commitment to significant increases to trades training funding. He also thanked the Premier for putting limits on employer’s requests for sick notes, which will save our members time and money. … Read More
Teamsters Local 213 was pleased to offer an intensive and interactive Shop Steward Seminar in New Westminster on November 15th. Dave Schaub, (Director of Mediation for the Labour Relations Board of B.C.), started off the morning session with education on legal framework, legislation, negotiations and mediation. Jamie Donnelly, with Teamsters Canada (Director of Education – … Read More
It is a big day for apprenticeship in B.C.! The provincial government has announced a significant investment of $241m over three years to support trades training. This investment recognizes that apprentices and the highly-skilled workers that they become are the drivers of our economy. Teamsters 213 looks forward to working with the government to implement … Read More
You don’t have to look far to read about the struggles in B.C.’s forestry sector. The industry has faced challenge after challenge through its decades-long softwood lumber dispute with the United States. Any day of the week, it seems you can find dire headlines that suggest serious decline for forestry and forestry workers. Despite that … Read More
Our brand new, state-of-the-art Teamsters 213 Joint Training School is now open for business in Chilliwack! We are offering Class 2, Class 3 and Air Brakes driving courses. We are also offering The Pipeline & Heavy Construction … Read More
Congratulations goes out to three long-serving Teamsters 213 members on their retirements. Noreen Taylor has retired from Ikea after 33 years of hard work and dedication. Great job, Noreen! 26-year member Gary Johnson is retiring from SunRype in Kelowna. Enjoy your retirement, brother! Bernice Weber is retiring from SunRype Kelowna after 28 years of service … Read More
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Teamsters 213 representatives were proud to attend the Joint Council 36 Shop Steward Advanced Education Week held October 14-17th in New Westminster. The Teamsters Education Week is a combined effort initiated by Joint Council 36 with the visionary support of the principal officers of the four Teamsters local unions based in B.C. and the Yukon. … Read More