DATE: April 1st, 2020 RE: COVID-19 CANADA’S RESPONSE PLAN Dear Teamster Sisters and Brothers, The following information was compiled by the Canadian Building Trades. I thought I would share as…
CN Not Doing Enough to Mitigate COVID-19 Risks for Workers
The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) is taking issue with CN’s seeming lack of concern for its transportation workers. The post CN Not Doing Enough to Mitigate COVID-19 Risks for…
Teamsters Set Up Bathroom Facilities at Vancouver Ports
Teamsters Local Unions 31 and 155 have secured safe and clean washroom facilities for members and non-members alike at the ports within the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. The post Teamsters…
The New Canada Emergency Response Benefit
The Canadian government will provide a taxable benefit of $2,000 a month for up to 4 months. The post The New Canada Emergency Response Benefit appeared first on Teamsters Canada….
A Message to Warehouse Workers
People are talking a lot about all the work being done to keep our country running and well-stocked, but there are still so many unsung heroes. So we wanted to…
To my Teamster Sisters in Canada
We are experiencing an unprecedented global health threat that is affecting our economies, our social lives and our physical well being. As Teamster women, you are the ones on the…
Urgent need to protect transportation workers from COVID-19
Transportation workers are the backbone of our economy and are essential to delivering food and medical supplies across the country. It’s a job made even more crucial by the current…
COVID-19 and school bussing: governments need to pay drivers
Laval, QC, March 20, 2020 — Governments must act quickly to ensure that school bus drivers continue to be paid despite school shutdowns. At the moment, the situation is confusing…
Transportation industry – March 19, 2020 Update
The Teamsters union is part of the crisis unit that was established by the Quebec Department of Transportation (Ministère des Transports du Québec – MTQ) in order to inform truck…
Truckers first
Given the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts, Teamsters are reminding employers of the importance of truck drivers in coping with the current crisis. The post Truckers first appeared first on…