Why do I need to report every work injury?
Symptoms can take years to develop You have to create a paper trail. A few minutes spent reporting an incident at work may make all the difference to you in future. Protect yourself. It just takes a...
View ArticleJob opening: Gasfitter B Ticket
Superior Propane is looking for a Gasfitter with a B Ticket LOCATION: Invermere, BC HOURLY RATE: $32.76 SHIFT: Monday – Thursday SHIFT LENGTH: 10 Hours START TIME: 7:00 a.m. CLOSING DATE: April 29,...
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Online Class 2 Warehousing Program
Applying skills learned in the Warehousing Program at the Fortis Tilbury LNG Facility Expansion Project in Delta. COST: There is no charge for eligible Teamsters Local 213 members who are...
View ArticleTeamsters warn on-time, on-budget construction is threatened
BC’s original dam builders speak out British Columbia’s original dam builders, who built the WAC Bennett, Mica, and Revelstoke dams warned the provincial legislature that BC Hydro is putting the...
View ArticleLocal 362 refresher course dates
Members of Teamsters Local 213 working in Alberta are now required to renew their mandatory courses every three years. To that end, Local 362 has created a one-day “refresher” program which is being...
View ArticleAgreement reached on Site C
The BC Building Trades and BC Hydro have reached an agreement on the Site C Energy Project that will see stability and a mix of labour representation that includes building trades unions. The framework...
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Teamsters at Canadian Linen
Canadian Linen trucks are among the most recognizable on our city streets. The 145 members of Local 213 work in the numerous jobs associated with the pick up and delivery, sorting, washing, drying,...
View ArticlePipeline & Heavy Construction Warehousing Program
The Pipeline & Heavy Construction Warehousing Program is being offered in Nanaimo from August 24 to 28, 2015. All Teamster Local 213 members registered for construction work will receive mail...
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Labour agreement approach has worked
By Tom Sigurdson, executive director BC Building Trades July 7, 2015 I am compelled to respond to the June 30, 2015 column penned by Mr. Hochstein wherein he berates BC Hydro, the PCAC and the BCCA...
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Teamsters with the WP &YR Railway
The White Pass & Yukon Route Railway is Alaska’s most popular shore excursion and near the top on many Alaska & Yukon travelers’ must-see lists. The railway, now maintained and operated by...
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Teamsters working in the Interior
Food Factory shows how Teamsters make SunRype fruit leather Several Teamster members working at SunRype in Kelowna are featured in the first 6.5 minutes of an episode of Food Factory showing how the...
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Watch out for driverless trucks
Christian Sprogoe Photography “Of course it’s devastating to the economy; especially in smaller communities.” Driverless trucks. No, it’s not futurism or science fiction. It’s new technology being...
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Teamsters and Variety
Thanks to all the volunteers from Teamsters Local 213 who assisted at the 50th anniversary of the Variety Club Telethon in February at the hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam. Together they raised raised...
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Sun-Rype’s James Mathers retires
Business Agent Kimm Davis congratulates long-time Teamsters Local 213 member James Mathers. “I made it 36 years because I had the respect of the company and co-workers and a union job that allowed me...
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Teamsters at car dealerships
Some of the 20 Teamsters working as technicians, parts people, and service advisors at Go Auto Dodge in Surrey have been with the company for 28 years. Shop Steward Brian Devison began his career as a...
View ArticleDriving success and solidarity
By Marco Procaccini Gene Sloan has a message for workers who think they can be successful by being timid and doing whatever you’re told. The first 50-year Teamsters Local 213 member, who retired at 68...
View ArticleLocal 213 dental techs stand firm
By Marco Procaccini Dental technicians and support staff are not likely the first group of workers that come to mind when thinking about Teamster members. The Local 213 members at Fine Arts Dental Lab...
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$2,500 Teamsters Canada scholarship
Deadline Sept. 30. Teamsters Canada scholarship details (pdf) Teamsters Canada scholarships
View ArticleInside Sales Rep job posting
Praxair, a Teamsters Local 213 signatory company, is looking for a full-time sales rep for its Cranbrook location.
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