UNITY, PRIDE AND STRENGTH
The Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program provides 3 building trades women in Canada with $1,500 each. One award goes to a woman journeyperson and the remaining two to apprentices. Who is Eligible? Canadian women in trades (member of the Building Trades Unions) who demonstrate integrity, excellence, and leadership within the Maintenance/Construction trades industry. Candidates who … Read More
Apply online (SunRype’s employment opportunities webpage) Title First-Aid Attendant/Janitor Job ID 19-03 Position Overview SunRype is an exciting, growth-oriented company. At SunRype, we work together to deliver results, challenge ourselves to continually improve and share in the success of our business. This is an ideal position for someone who is an enthusiastic, energetic individual that thrives in … Read More
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Art photographer Dan Jackson’s work is familiar to the members of Teamsters Local 213 although they may not realize it. His work has been on the cover of many editions of Today’s Teamsters magazine and in the feature articles about the work they do around the province. In addition to getting a behind the scenes … Read More
There are 263 Teamster members, represented by seven shop stewards, at the vehicle processing and logistics facility on Annacis Island. Over 429,000 vehicles per year are processed at the roll on/roll off facilities on Annacis Island and Fraser Wharves. The Teamsters drive the vehicles off the general cargo ships, accessorize them and process them for … Read More
B.C. Teamster business agents and shop stewards from locals 31, 155, 213 and 464 attended the 2018 Teamsters Women’s Conference in September in Orlando, FL and just steps away from “the happiest place on earth,” Disney World. So this year’s theme, “Dream, Believe and Achieve,” seemed perfectly fitting for the more than 1,300 Teamster women … Read More
Facilitators Kathy Peters, Susan Fisher and Louise Aubertin from Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services challenged our shop stewards this year with an in-depth look at the grievance procedure. Using real arbitration case scenarios provided by Bryan Savage, director of Teamsters 213 Legal Department, attendees were asked to look at grievance administration, investigation and resolution as … Read More
Below are links that were put up on Teamsters Canada social media concerning the IBT-UPS negotiations. This information should help if any of our Canadian members have any questions. (en) http://teamsters.ca/en/blog/2018/10/23/ups-negotiations-in-the-united-states/ (fr) http://teamsters.ca/fr/blog/2018/10/23/les-negociations-chez-ups-aux-etats-unis/ twitter.com/TeamstersCanada teamsters.ca
We need changes to the BC Labour Code Workers were under attack for the 16 years of a BC Liberal government. Their rights and protections were rolled back. With a new B.C. government comes the opportunity to level the playing field for working people. The BC Federation of Labour has launched a campaign to bring urgently … Read More
