Teamsters 213 member Mike Loftus retires after 43 years at Old Dutch

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.

Teamsters 213 delegates attend Built To Rise conference

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

Tony Santavenere meets with Premier Eby, BC Hydro Board Chair Clark

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

Teamsters 213 Shop Stewards grow skills at New West seminar

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

BC government announces $241m for trades training

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

Follow the Teamsters 213 Joint Training School on social media!

                                    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 to Local 213 retirees!

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