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Community Building Standards campaign
Letter from Secretary-Treasurer Walter Canta to Teamster Local 213 members Dear Teamsters Local Union No. 213 Members, We are pleased to announce the launch of the Community Building Standards...
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Teamsters at Euroline Windows
Euroline Windows employs 60 members of Teamsters Local 213 including Sonia Nanda; Melchor Banac and Allan Borja; Kulwant Gill; shop steward Claude Gauteau; and Adam Karjala, Jaymond Tambam, and Welson...
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Marijuana, cannabis, and opioids
Some labour organizations are concerned that the country’s preoccupation with the legalization of recreational marijuana could lead to employer heavy handedness and abuse of workers’ rights. July 1...
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Career opportunities for women
By Anita Dawson, Business Representative Why aren’t more Teamster women working as truck drivers? Is a laundry production line job that different from beverage/food production line work? Is there...
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Teamsters Local 213 lawyer Casey McCabe retires
Casey McCabe By Marco Procaccini Most people believe that laws are synonymous with justice. Sadly, in our global corporate capitalist economy, that often isn’t the case. That’s what you’ll learn when...
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A cutting-edge training model
By Marco Procaccini Recently retired training coordinator Michael is leaving an important legacy for members of Teamsters Local 213. High-quality, cutting-edge skills training is a key to survival in...
View ArticleBuilding trades support retaliatory tariffs
June 6, 2018 Canada’s Building Trades Unions fully support the Government of Canada’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canadian...
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Congratulations Peter Dahl
Business Agent Mike Symons presented Peter Dahl with a Teamsters Local 213 watch. Dahl worked for 16 years with Kelowna Ready Mix.
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JTS joins industry partners
The Teamsters Joint Training School is taking the message to the people. In July, the school joined other representatives of the pipeline industry at the convention of the Assembly of First Nations in...
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Teamsters traveling training centre
The Teamsters Local 213 traveling training centre was a centrepiece of this year’s PNE. Premier John Horgan and Minister of Labour Harry Bains came over to check it out and talk to Teamster members....
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It’s time to Level the Playing Field
We need changes to the BC Labour Code Workers were under attack for the 16 years of a BC Liberal government. Their rights and protections were rolled back. With a new B.C. government comes the...
View ArticleUPS negotiation updates online
Below are links that were put up on Teamsters Canada social media concerning the IBT-UPS negotiations. This information should help if any of our Canadian members have any questions. (en)...
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Training coming to your area
The Teamsters Local 213 mobile training unit is on the road and helping union members upgrade their training close to home or on their job sites. The Joint Training School’s training trailer is...
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2018 shop steward seminars
Facilitators Kathy Peters, Susan Fisher and Louise Aubertin from Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services challenged our shop stewards this year with an in-depth look at the grievance procedure....
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Teamster Women’s Conference
B.C. Teamster business agents and shop stewards from locals 31, 155, 213 and 464 attended the 2018 Teamsters Women’s Conference in September in Orlando, FL and just steps away from “the happiest place...
View ArticleTeamsters working in logistics
There are 263 Teamster members, represented by seven shop stewards, at the vehicle processing and logistics facility on Annacis Island. Over 429,000 vehicles per year are processed at the roll on/roll...
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Artist’s rendition of Teamster work
Art photographer Dan Jackson’s work is familiar to the members of Teamsters Local 213 although they may not realize it. His work has been on the cover of many editions of Today’s Teamsters magazine...
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Teamsters part of the BMTAB team
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View ArticleSunRype First Aid Attendant/Janitor
Apply online (SunRype’s employment opportunities webpage) Title First-Aid Attendant/Janitor Job ID 19-03 Position Overview SunRype is an exciting, growth-oriented company. At SunRype, we work together...
View ArticleBursaries for women in trades
The Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program provides 3 building trades women in Canada with $1,500 each. One award goes to a woman journeyperson and the remaining two to apprentices. Who is Eligible?...
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