UNITY, PRIDE AND STRENGTH
Teamsters Local 213 was pleased to offer an intensive and interactive Shop Steward Seminar in New Westminster on November 15th. Dave Schaub, (Director of Mediation for the Labour Relations Board of B.C.), started off the morning session with education on legal framework, legislation, negotiations and mediation. Jamie Donnelly, with Teamsters Canada (Director of Education – … Read More
The goal of creating a Teamsters Local 213 comprehensive training school is one big step closer to reality after the recent purchase of a three-acre lot and building in Chilliwack, jointly with the LiUNA Construction and Specialized Workers Local 1611. The 7,800 square-foot (724.6 meter squared) building itself is a former warehouse. The local plans … Read More
The family of Peter Aussem share the sad news of his passing on Saturday, December 30. Peter was born in 1935 in Johore Bahru, Malaya, and passed away at Vernon Jubilee Hospital after a determined fight with cancer. He was 88 years old. Peter was predeceased by his parents, Henry and Moira Aussem in 2002, … Read More
Five-Year National Agreement Passes Overwhelmingly, One Supplement to Be Renegotiated. (WASHINGTON) – Today, Teamsters voted by an overwhelming 86.3 percent to ratify the most historic collective bargaining agreement in the history of UPS. The five-year contract protects and rewards more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters nationwide, raising wages for full- and part-time workers, creating more full-time … Read More
UPDATE – Sept. 1, 2022
Safety and freedom to choose overtime work were at the heart of the grueling strike by Teamsters Local 213 members at Rempel Bros. Concrete facilities across the Lower Mainland. But despite some concerns, the overall results are being celebrated as a victory…. Read More
Shop Steward Seminars:
Kelowna September 10, 2022 At the Coast Capri, Kelowna
Vancouver September 24, 2022 At the Sheraton, Guildford
Prince George October 15, 2022 At the Coast Hotel, Prince George
Golf Tournament September 17, 2022
More details to come.
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
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
