UNITY, PRIDE AND STRENGTH
Statement from Teamsters Local 213 Principal Officer Tony Santavenere: “BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson says he wants to scrap the Massey Tunnel replacement project. Let me be clear: scrapping this project would be a huge mistake and a giant waste of money. Construction activities have been underway on the project for more than nine months … Read More
Today, Teamsters Local 213 Principal Officer Tony Santavenere was please to meet with BC Hydro Chair of the Board, Glen Clark. There were excellent discussions around future BC Hydro projects. Tony was joined by his TEL Group colleagues Nav Malhotra with LIUNA Local 1611 and Bryan Railton with IUOE Local 115 who joined remotely. … Read More
Union labour builds better and saves money! A new independent report finds Western Canadian union labour is 17% more productive than open shop. Even while earning higher wages, union workers deliver 7% lower project costs. That’s $70,000 in savings on every $1m of project cost. We’re proud that our members are the best of the … Read More
Teamsters Local 213 is pleased to celebrate the final investment decision for LNG Canada Phase 2. This multi-billion-dollar expansion will add two more liquefaction trains and double the facility’s export capacity from about 14 million to 28 million tonnes of LNG per year. Teamsters Local 213 members worked incredibly hard to ensure LNG … Read More
Another successful Teamsters Local 213 Golf Tournament is in the books! We are incredibly proud to announce that this year’s tournament raised $58,500 for Special Olympics British Columbia! This money will bring support, success and happiness to so many incredible athletes in this province! A huge thank you goes out to all of our sponsors … Read More
A happy Teamsters Local 213 retirement goes out to Dean Bolen! Dean is retiring after 21 years with Van-Kam Freightways. Congratulations on an outstanding career! Dean is pictured with Teamsters Local 213 Business Representative Rob Cook.
After 14 years as a Teamster, Brother Randall Lum has retired from Heidelberg Materials, Concrete Greater Vancouver. We thank Randall for his years of dedication and wish him all the best in his retirement!
Congratulations to Brother Jeff McTaggart on his retirement from Amrize Metro Ready Mix after 24 years as a proud member of Teamsters Local 213. We wish him all the best in his retirement!
Teamsters Local 213 was proud to join Premier David Eby, members of the Nisga’a and Tahltan Nations and our signatory contractor Arrow Transportation Systems to celebrate the opening of the The Portland Canal Marine Terminal in Stewart, BC. The Portland Canal Marine Terminal is a fully permitted deep-sea shipping terminal with the primary purpose … Read More