UNITY, PRIDE AND STRENGTH
Tree Island Industries, in Richmond, manufactures farm fencing, game fencing like you see along the Coquihalla Highway, cement mesh and reinforced mesh used to shore walls in mines. Its products are in use throughout North America. “There’s a good chance that the nails you’ve used in a home renovation have been made by Teamster members,” said Secretary … Read More
Shop steward seminars were held this fall in Kelowna and Vancouver. This year’s training topics included:
A union shop for Teamster members The Richmond IKEA store is a union shop. The 330 “co-workers” in receiving, cash, sales, housekeeping, operations, safety and security, carts, returns, service and the restaurant are members of Teamsters Local 213. You’re supporting your union brothers and sisters when you shop at the Richmond store. The only other … Read More
Cloverdale Paint, a 100% Canadian manufacturer, and 53 Teamsters Local 213 members are creating
products that are at the forefront of paint and coating technology. Everyone is committed to reducing or
eliminating any harmful impact on the environment from the products and their manufacture. Teamsters
work in the lab, factory and warehouse.
Members of Teamsters Local 213, in construction and living in the Kootenays, are working on the
expansion of the Waneta Dam on the Pend d’Oreille River south of Trail. The creation of a second
powerhouse, expected to be completed in 2015, will generate power from flow that would otherwise be
spilled.
