A big congratulations to Teamsters Local 213 member Mersija Begic of Canadian Linen who is retiring after 22 years of service. Enjoy your time off, you’ve earned it!   Mersija is pictured with shop steward Jayshree Hirala and her co-workers behind her!

  Teamsters 213 member Nick Orford has been featured in both the Journal of Commerce and the Langley Advance-Times. It is great to see his incredible story of courage and resilience shared with a wider audience. Thank you to Nick for sharing his story!   Read the Langley Advance Times article Read the Journal of Commerce … Read More

  Nick Orford’s grandpa was a trucker.  His dad was also a trucker.  Nick’s uncles were truckers. And his brothers…they’re truckers too.  They all worked in the oil and gas industry in B.C.’s Peace Region.  But not Nick. He was the black sheep of the family. Not a trucker. Not even a little bit. At … Read More

A big Teamsters 213 congratulations goes out to Brendan Farrelly who is retiring from Pepsi after 35 years. Brendan was also a Local 213 Shop Steward. We appreciate your service and we wish you nothing but the best in retirement! Photo (L-R): Karan Sharma, Ravi Singh, Pavan Purewal, Brendan Farrelly, Jim Loyst, Karl Perreault (back … Read More

It was a pleasure for Teamsters 213 leaders to attend the Teamsters Canada 50th Anniversary event in Kelowna. Our local and locals across the country continue to organize and fight for workers so that they can earn family-supporting wages and good benefits. Here’s to another 50 years of excellence!

A big huge congratulations to Brother Glenn Sirges who celebrated 45 years with Coca-Cola Kelowna. Way to go, Glenn! Keep up the amazing work.

  BC Conservative Bill M-233 has been defeated in the BC Legislature! The bill would’ve put an end to Project Labour Agreements and Community Benefits Agreements that support BC workers and communities. Thanks to all Teamsters 213 members who signed the petition and wrote to their political leaders. Your actions made a big difference in … Read More

Teamsters Local 213 leaders were proud to meet with Premier David Eby and Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside today. We shared with them the BC Building Trades petition with 2,600+ names on it asking the BC Conservatives to withdraw Bill M-233, which is an attack on Teamsters 213 members and local BC workers.   Thanks to … Read More

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of Teamsters 213 member Ken Willoughby.Ken was a dedicated Ready Mix Driver with Amrize Metro Ready Mix and a valued member of our Union family. He was well respected and deeply appreciated by his brothers and sisters for his hard work, passion and willingness to … Read More