Teamsters Ratify Historic UPS Ccontract

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Five-Year National Agreement Passes Overwhelmingly, One Supplement to Be Renegotiated. (WASHINGTON) – Today, Teamsters voted by an overwhelming 86.3 percent to ratify the most historic collective bargaining agreement in the history of UPS. The five-year contract protects and rewards more than 340,000 UPS Teamsters nationwide, raising wages for full- and part-time workers, creating more full-time … Read More

IKEA proposes major Richmond store expansion

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IKEA is considering growing its retail operations in Metro Vancouver by significantly expanding its Richmond store. The Richmond location is unionized and has approximately 276 local 213 members. The company recently submitted a development permit application to the municipal government to seamless perform a major building expansion of the existing building at 3320 Jacombs Road. … Read More

Our brothers and sisters at Remple Bros. Concrete are on strike

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UPDATE – Sept. 1, 2022

Safety and freedom to choose overtime work were at the heart of the grueling strike by Teamsters Local 213 members at Rempel Bros. Concrete facilities across the Lower Mainland. But despite some concerns, the overall results are being celebrated as a victory…. Read More

Teamsters – Thanks for all professional drivers for your hard work

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Thanks for all professional drivers for your hard work. A number of Canadian truckers have planned a massive convoy with hopes of ending a mandatory vaccine mandate that was put into place across the country recently. As of Saturday, Canadian truckers must be fully vaccinated if they want to avoid quarantine and pre−arrival molecular tests … Read More

The Teamsters support Bill C-3

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The Teamsters Union supports the Trudeau government’s plan to offer 10 days of paid sick leave to all workers in federally regulated sectors. By amending the Labour Code, Bill C-3 would extend paid sick leave to workers from both the public and private sectors. Teamsters Canada and its local unions represent tens of thousands of … Read More

Teamsters Union Amasses $200,000 for Flood Victims in B.C.

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December 7, 2021 In response to the catastrophic floods in British Columbia caused by torrential rainfall, the Teamsters Union has mobilized its Canadian local unions, Joint Councils, and Teamsters Canada to amass a $200,000 donation to the BC Red Cross Emergency and Disaster Flood Relief. The $200,000 donation to the BC Red Cross will directly ... Read More

Vaccination becomes mandatory in the Federal Sector in Canada

“Our representatives with the federal government will be attending meetings over the next few days to obtain all the details that concern our members.” François Laporte, President of Teamsters Canada Laval, October 6, 2021 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that, in addition to federal public sector workers, airline, railway and marine employees will … Read More

Notice of Election

OFFICE OF THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR for the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS 1990 M STREET, N.W., SUITE 650 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036 844-428-8683 TOLL FREE 202-925-8922 FACSIMILE electionsupervisor@ibtvote.org www.ibtvote.org NOTICE OF ELECTION The election of International officers is being conducted by mail ballot by the Election Supervisor for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (“IBT”). The ballot count … Read More