Teamsters Women’s Conference

“’New Day, New Power, New Orleans, was the theme of this year’s conference!   We asked our attendees what the highlight of the Women’s Conference was for them and here are their responses: Jenny Gaylard:  “The speech from Donna Brazilia…it was inspiring, powerful and exhilarating!!  She captivated the women instantly with her humor, life experiences … Read More

Members’ photos – on the job

Teamsters 213 Members with Fernie Contractors at the setting ponds project for a selenium plant at Line Creek Coal Mine, Sparwood, BC.  

Coca Cola Annual Shoreline Clean-Up

Coca Cola staff and Teamsters 213 members came together for Coca Cola’s annual shoreline clean-up in Kamloops and Cranbrook.  After a BBQ and gifts the shoreline clean up got into full swing with several truck loads of garbage getting cleaned up.  Way to go!!!

Shop Steward Seminars

Shop Stewards traveled from across BC to attend our training seminars held in Vancouver and Kelowna.  This year’s training topics covered Duty of Fair Representation and the Supreme Court of Canada’s bottom line on Random Drug Testing.  Teamsters 213 Legal Department tested our Shop Stewards knowledge with an interactive exercise on a case scenario.  Thank … Read More

Kitimat Modernization Project

Over 100 Teamsters Local 213 members are working at Rio Tinto’s Kitimat Modernization Project and the backup
tunnel that will house another turbine for the aluminum smelter upgrade. The company is talking about doubling the
workforce and that will mean work for even more Teamsters.

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Coca-Cola Plants in B.C.

Hundreds of Teamster Local 213 members work at Coca-Cola plants in the province. The Teamsters working in
production, maintenance, merchandizing, warehousing and delivery at the production plant in Richmond prepare
30 flavours of products in over 80 different packages, which represents 11% of the total Coke products sold in
Canada.

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Remembering Gene Wirch

Gene Wirch, who served in several capacities within Teamsters Local 213, passed away on July 28, 2013. Gene joined the Teamsters in 1971 while working for Vancouver Magazine Services, represented by Local 351 at the time. He became a business agent in September 1986 and worked out of the Vancouver office until 1993. He then … Read More