Driverless trucks are being tested / millions of jobs on the line In the 10 months since Today’s Teamsters reported the first use of automated driverless trucks at an open-pit mine in Alberta, the use of automated vehicles, including on open roads, has spread. And both labour and corporate sources are warning about mass job … Read More

A long career and good economic insight One pretty indisputable economic fact is that the more higher- paid steady union jobs there are, the better the economy and the better off people are. That’s what recently retired food production worker Fernando Campos had to say, and he’s living proof of it. He’s weathered the ever-changing … Read More

Tell Kinder Morgan to keep its promise! The B.C. Coalition for Safety Before Profits and its members have launched an online campaign to tell Kinder Morgan to keep its promise to British Columbians—that is, its promise to put SAFETY BEFORE PROFITS. In response to a growing community of British Columbians who are concerned about Kinder … Read More

Business Rep Jason Conway at the Site C Job Fair in Fort St. John The TEL Group (Teamsters Local 213, Operating Engineers Local 115, and Labourers Local 1611) is organizing at the Site C Dam site in Fort St. John. The TEL Group was contacted several months ago by workers at Peace River Hydro Partners … Read More

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Feb. 1, 2017 Mobilization against the Federal Liberal’s plan to tax employer-paid health and dental plans has worked. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he will not enact a tax on health and dental benefits, after days of refusing to rule out the option. ****************** Jan. 24, 2017 The federal government is considering taxing employer-paid … Read More

Superior Propane is looking for a Labourer for six months.

Driver (3-axle) – part-time, seasonal term

April 7, 2017 Voting on the tentative agreement between Teamsters and Purolator will take place from Friday, April 21 at 1 p.m. (PT) until Friday, April 28 at 1 p.m. (PT). Voting instructions containing your PIN along with the eVoting website and phone number are being mailed on Thursday, April 13. This is a confidential, … Read More