Teamsters – Thanks for all professional drivers for your hard work

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Thanks for all professional drivers for your hard work. A number of Canadian truckers have planned a massive convoy with hopes of ending a mandatory vaccine mandate that was put into place across the country recently. As of Saturday, Canadian truckers must be fully vaccinated if they want to avoid quarantine and pre−arrival molecular tests … Read More

Melinda Warnock GoFundMe

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On Dec. 16 one of our sisters was involved in a horrific accident. Melinda Warnock is a fellow courier in Vernon, B.C. On Thursday she was in a mall parking lot at the back of her truck unloading freight when a vehicle backed into her, pinning her legs against the step bumper. She was rushed … Read More

The Teamsters support Bill C-3

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The Teamsters Union supports the Trudeau government’s plan to offer 10 days of paid sick leave to all workers in federally regulated sectors. By amending the Labour Code, Bill C-3 would extend paid sick leave to workers from both the public and private sectors. Teamsters Canada and its local unions represent tens of thousands of … Read More

Passing of Business Agent George Olver

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We are very sad to announce the passing of Business Agent George Olver after a short battle with cancer. George joined Teamsters Local 213 as a member at Tree Island Steel in 1989, and then became a Local 213 Business Agent in October 2015.  George will be sadly missed by all of us that worked … Read More

Teamsters Union Amasses $200,000 for Flood Victims in B.C.

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December 7, 2021 In response to the catastrophic floods in British Columbia caused by torrential rainfall, the Teamsters Union has mobilized its Canadian local unions, Joint Councils, and Teamsters Canada to amass a $200,000 donation to the BC Red Cross Emergency and Disaster Flood Relief. The $200,000 donation to the BC Red Cross will directly ... Read More

Vaccination becomes mandatory in the Federal Sector in Canada

“Our representatives with the federal government will be attending meetings over the next few days to obtain all the details that concern our members.” François Laporte, President of Teamsters Canada Laval, October 6, 2021 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that, in addition to federal public sector workers, airline, railway and marine employees will … Read More

General President Candidates Forum

OFFICE OF THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR for the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS 1990 M STREET, N.W., SUITE 650 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 844-428-8683 TOLL FREE 202-925-8922 FACSIMILE electionsupervisor@ibtvote.org www.ibtvote.org GENERAL PRESIDENT CANDIDATES FORUM LIVE ON THE INTERNET WHEN: Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 6:30 pm (EDT) WHERE: National Press Club 529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor Washington, D.C. … Read More

Notice of Election

OFFICE OF THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR for the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS 1990 M STREET, N.W., SUITE 650 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 844-428-8683 TOLL FREE 202-925-8922 FACSIMILE electionsupervisor@ibtvote.org www.ibtvote.org NOTICE OF ELECTION The election of International officers is being conducted by mail ballot by the Election Supervisor for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”). The ballot count … Read More

Notice

A nomination meeting was held on January 20, 2021 to nominate candidates for Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the 30th International Convention of the IBT to be held in Las Vegas, NV. IBT Delegates Election Results Posting Jan. 20, 2021