UNITY, PRIDE AND STRENGTH
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.
It was an honour to have our Teamsters Local 213 delegates joining BC Building Trades tradeswomen from across B.C. at the first ever Built To Rise conference in Vancouver, organized by the BC Building Trades Council and Build Together BC. Our delegates had the opportunity to network, share their experiences and learn more about getting … Read More
Teamsters Local 213 principal officer Tony Santavenere was pleased to meet with Premier David Eby today. Santavenere thanked the Premier for his government’s recent commitment to significant increases to trades training funding. He also thanked the Premier for putting limits on employer’s requests for sick notes, which will save our members time and money. … Read More
It is a big day for apprenticeship in B.C.! The provincial government has announced a significant investment of $241m over three years to support trades training. This investment recognizes that apprentices and the highly-skilled workers that they become are the drivers of our economy. Teamsters 213 looks forward to working with the government to implement … Read More
You don’t have to look far to read about the struggles in B.C.’s forestry sector. The industry has faced challenge after challenge through its decades-long softwood lumber dispute with the United States. Any day of the week, it seems you can find dire headlines that suggest serious decline for forestry and forestry workers. Despite that … Read More
Our brand new, state-of-the-art Teamsters 213 Joint Training School is now open for business in Chilliwack! We are offering Class 2, Class 3 and Air Brakes driving courses. We are also offering The Pipeline & Heavy Construction … Read More
Congratulations goes out to three long-serving Teamsters 213 members on their retirements. Noreen Taylor has retired from Ikea after 33 years of hard work and dedication. Great job, Noreen! 26-year member Gary Johnson is retiring from SunRype in Kelowna. Enjoy your retirement, brother! Bernice Weber is retiring from SunRype Kelowna after 28 years of service … Read More
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