UNITY, PRIDE AND STRENGTH
Teamsters 213 members were pleased to participate in Coca-Cola’s recent nationwide contest to determine ‘Canada’s Kindest Community’. We’re happy to report that the winning community is from right here in B.C. Congratulations to Peachland! Peachland beat out thousands of other submissions and that means the Central Okanagan Foundation is being awarded $100,000 by Coca-Cola to … Read More
January 12th, 2026 marks our 80th anniversary! Teamsters Local 213 has been standing up for working people since 1946. Our members have powered B.C.’s economy with skill, professionalism and solidarity for the past eight decades. The strength that built Local 213 keeps us moving forward. Congratulations to all of our members for … Read More
We’re sending congratulations to Raymond Crouch who has just retired from SunRype Products Kelowna after 27 years of service as an NPF Process Operator. Enjoy your time and great work, brother!
Happy retirement to Jim McKenna! Jim is a 42-year Teamsters member and has dedicated 44 years of service to the Bailey Group. Throughout his career, Jim has been an integral part of the bargaining process, serving as a shop steward and playing a key role in achieving meaningful improvements at the negotiating table. His … Read More
What an honour it was for Teamsters Local 213 to be invited to the BC Special Olympics Athletes’ Christmas Party this year! 213 Business Agent Jim Loyst was humbled by the heartfelt thank-yous from the athletes for the support we raised through the Teamsters Local 213 Charity Golf Tournament. Thanks to Sheila Hogan … Read More
Teamsters 213 Principal Officer and BC Building Trades Vice-President Tony Santavenere and BC Building Trades President Al Phillips were pleased to meet with Premier David Eby at the BC Building Trades Annual Christmas Party today. The Premier spoke about his plan for economic growth for the province and the importance of unionized workers in building … Read More
At the end of November we told you the story of Al Bryce, a 50-year Teamsters 213 member and concrete truck driver with Amrize Canada. Not only did the article receive amazing feedback on our social media channels, it was picked up in the media as well! Al’s story was featured in the Langley Advance … Read More
By Jeremy Allingham It was the spring of 1975 and 21-year-old Al Bryce had taken the wheel of a Lafarge concrete truck for the very first time. It was intense. It was exhilarating. But there was just one problem: he had absolutely no idea what he was doing. His father-in-law Abe Schroeder had brought him … Read More
Teamsters 213 wishes a happy retirement to Mike Loftus. Mike is retiring from Old Dutch Foods after 43 years of service, with 40 of those years as Shop Steward. We’re wishing him all the best in his well-deserved post-work life. Mike is pictured with Teamsters 213 Business Representatives Rob Moody and Anita Dawson.