On Thursday, February 13, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and Bombardier Transportation in Montreal reached a tentative agreement to renew the collective agreement for some 200 workers. The post…
Teamsters Urge Ottawa to Find Solution to Rail Blockades as 6,000 Rail Workers Could be Laid Off
Teamsters Canada, the country’s largest union in the transportation sector, is calling on the federal government to intervene to find a solution to the blockades which have paralyzed the country’s…
New Board Gives Local 855 a Strong and United Voice for Workers’ Rights
(St. John’s NL, February 09, 2020) Teamsters Local 855 today officially announced the results of December’s election of officers for the 2020-2025 term. In making the announcement, Richard Gill, Business…
Scott Christopher Heath – Agropur (Dairy Division)
Passed unexpectedly away at home in the presence of his wife, Scotty Heath, aged 53 years. Leaving to mourn his wife Angie; parents Douglas and Sheila; siblings Richard, Mike (Elaine),…
Teamsters at CN Ratify New 3-Year Contract
Conductors, yard workers and trainpersons employed by Canadian National Railway (CN) have voted 91.3% to ratify a new 3-year collective agreement. The over 3,000 workers are represented by the Teamsters…
Teamsters Call for Independent Police Investigation into Field Derailment
Following allegations of a cover-up by the Canadian Pacific Police Service (CPPS) in relation to the Field derailment, the Teamsters are calling for an independent RCMP investigation into the deadly…
Teamsters Canada Mourns Loss of Two American UPS Drivers
Laval, QC, January 7, 2020 – Teamsters Canada was saddened to learn that two UPS drivers in the United States died yesterday in a pile-up accident in Pennsylvania. The drivers’…
Happy holidays
As 2019 draws to a close, I would like to wish all Canadian Teamsters happy holidays! The post Happy holidays appeared first on Teamsters Canada. Source: teamsters.ca
Letter to the Members on Personal Financial Well-Being
A Message from Wealth Consultant and Industrial Alliance Pension Plan Administrator Greetings Teamster Brothers and Sisters, I have had the pleasure of meeting many of you over the years, and…
CN Appears on the Verge of Closing its Montreal Rail Traffic Control Centre
The company is moving families across the country like goods on a train… The post CN Appears on the Verge of Closing its Montreal Rail Traffic Control Centre appeared first…