On January 22, 2021, TradesNL reached out to all political leaders in Newfoundland and Labrador to comment on their support and vision for skilled tradespeople and the construction industry. To…
James R Hoffa Scholarship Deadline – March 1, 2021
Originally Posted Jan 29/2021 As a reminder, the deadline for this year’s James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund (JRHMSF) Academic and Vocational/Training Program scholarship applications is March 1. The fund…
Trades NL Launches “ASK YOUR CANDIDATE” Website
Originally Posted Jan 27/2021 Trades NL Launches “ASK YOUR CANDIDATE” Website – Encourages Skilled Trade Workers to Engage with Candidates during Election 2021 January 27, 2021 – With thousands of…
BREAKING NEWS: Locked Out Salesperson Struck by Vehicle on Hickman Chrysler Jeep Picket Line
Originally Posted Jan 27/2021 On January 27th, 2021 approximately 12:30pm, a locked out Salesperson with Hickman Chrysler Dodge Jeep (Peet St, St. John’s, NL) was stuck by a customer’s vehicle…
RURAL EMS PROVIDERS NEED VACCINATION PRIORITY
Originally Posted Jan 26/2021 Paramedics and Emergency Medical Workers (EMRs) working in the private and community-based ambulance sectors in rural Newfoundland Labrador must be prioritized for vaccination against Co-Vid 19….
LOCKED OUT! Salespersons with Hickman Chrysler Dodge Jeep (Peet St, St. John’s)
Originally Posted Jan 25, 2021 On January 22, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. the Salespersons at Hickman Chrysler Dodge Jeep were locked out after going through the conciliation process and having…
Teamsters Statement on TSB Report into Pierre-Luc Levesque’s Death
Today, the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released its report into the accident which took the life of Brother Pierre-Luc Levesque, a CN conductor/foreman trainee, in Edmundston, New Brunswick, on December…
Statement on Cancellation of Keystone XL Project
The following is a statement from our US sisters and brothers on the cancellation of the Keystone XL project, which was currently under construction… The post Statement on Cancellation of…
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2020 BUILDING TRADES SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
Teamsters 855 are thrilled to announce our very 1st winner of the prestigious Robert J. Watson National Bursary – Kristina McGrath (daughter of Teamster Construction Divison member, Gerard and Roxanne…
Vaccination priority: Teamsters Canada proposal to National Advisory Committee on Immunization
We have written to the National Advisory Committee on Immunization to request that truck drivers, couriers (UPS, Purolator, etc.), railroaders and workers in warehouses and sorting centres receive priority access…