This update is to inform you that a Memorandum of Agreement was reached between your union bargaining table and the company this afternoon, July 7, 2022… The post Teamsters, Purolator…
Teamsters Continue Efforts to Improve Rail Safety
At the 13th Teamsters Canada Convention, delegates unanimously adopted a resolution to continue our efforts to improve rail safety and to fight the fatigue that afflicts workers in this industry……
Can another strike be avoided at Molson-Coors?
Laval, July 1, 2022 – The 100 or so workers at Molson-Coors distribution centers across the province have overwhelmingly rejected management’s final offers. They also gave their union a strong…
UPDATE # 10 – Purolator Negotiations
As the offer has been REJECTED by the membership, the union and company have set meeting dates of July 5 and 6 to resume negotiations. The post UPDATE # 10 – Purolator Negotiations appeared…
Remembering Canada’s Worst Armoured Car Tragedy
On June 15, 2012, we lost three members of Teamsters Local Union 362 in an armoured car robbery in Edmonton. Their names were Michelle Shegelski, Brian Ilesic, and Eddie Rejano….
Significant wage gains for Ottawa’s Metro Ontario warehouse workers
Metro Ontario warehouse workers in Ottawa ratified an important new 5-year collective agreement on Sunday. These 120 members of Teamsters Local 91 obtained a minimum immediate increase of $2.25 per…
UPDATE # 9 – Purolator Negotiations
This update is to inform you that a cover letter, company offer and voting instructions were mailed on June 7th to all Teamsters members coast to coast in Canada. The…
Delpharm Strike in Boucherville : Employer inaction puts thousands of patients’ peace of mind at risk across Canada
Five days have now passed since union representatives of Teamsters Canada Local 1999 submitted an offer as part of the collective agreement negotiations with Delpharm Pharmaceutical Company in Boucherville. The…
Unlimited general strike at Delpharm Boucherville
Workers at Delpharm pharmaceutical company in Boucherville have taken action with an unlimited general strike was called at 3 a.m. this morning. The plant manufactures essential injectable products for hospital patients in Quebec and across the country. The post Unlimited general strike at Delpharm Boucherville…
New work contract at Transport Guilbault
A new collective agreement was ratified by the workers of Transport Guilbault Long Distance on May 15. These professional drivers, affiliated with Teamsters Local Union 1999, obtain wage increases ranging…