Teamsters Local 464 News

All Members - Teamsters Local Union No. 464

Dear Brothers & Sisters:

As per the election rules, the ballots to elect a new President for Teamsters Canada will be mailed on February 16, 2015 to all members in Canada.

If you do not receive a ballot within seven (7) days of the mailing date, please contact the Election Supervisor, Erica D. Clapp, at 1-613-768-7546.

Thank you. 

Fraternally,
Paul Barton
President/Business Representative

Be sure to support the annual Variety Telethon, airing on Global on February 14 & 15, 2015. Over 100 Teamster volunteers will be on site over the weekend to assist with the event, which is held annually at Coquitlam's Hard Rock Theatre (attached to the Casino).

Last year, Variety raised over $6.6 million to help support disabled children and their families in BC. Be sure to watch the Telethon, or better yet, drop by the Theatre to show your support for Variety's kids.

If you are interested in joining our crew of volunteers, please contact our office at 604-876-6464 or e-mail team464admin@telus...

Agreement Reached to End Twenty-Five Years of Government Oversight 

Check out the Video Clip Below:

Well the day has finally come for me, I'm about to retire and feeling a bit lost, but looking forward to the next chapter. Numerous times over the last 10 years or so, fellow workers have complained about our company and how they don't do anything for long term employees. I counter and say none of us are long term employees, but we are long term union members. So be thankful we are because with this company, many of us would have been fired (as you can agree from some of the recent events of suspensions and firings recently and in the past numbers of years at my plant).

Since the demise of our...

Teamsters Local 264 Members Come To The Aid Of Fellow Residents

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) – Teamsters from across the Buffalo, N.Y., area are taking action to provide relief and much needed services after a powerful storm that dumped seven feet of snow on western New York.

“Our members went above and beyond. They worked around the clock plowing roads; selecting and delivering bread, milk and other essential food products to local stores and supermarkets; delivering gas and diesel to service stations; and staffing the correctional facilities,” said Brian Dickman, President of Teamsters Local 264 in...

Click the link below to read what James P. Hoffa has to say about Walmart needing to show more thanks towards their workers:
Walmart Needs to Show More Thanks for Its Workers

 Teamsters Canada launched a television ad campaign on rail safety.

The Lac-Mégantic tragedy in July 2013 highlighted the importance of protecting the health and safety of the general public and of the 12,000 workers that the Teamsters represent in the industry.

“We want to send a clear message to the federal government: we need more inspectors on the track,” explains Robert Bouvier, president of Teamsters Canada. “The conclusions of the investigation conducted by the Transportation Safety Board [TSB] on the Lac-Mégantic train derailment are clear in this regard.”

We shall recall that TSB...

One day last fall, employees of Iron Mountain, a Boston-based records management company, were subjected to what union organizers like to call a captive audience meeting.

Employers hold these anti-union meetings once they've gotten wind of an organizing campaign in their midst. Whether the meeting is led by in-house managers or outside consultants, the gist is usually the same: Joining a union is totally your call. But it's a really bad idea, and we're disappointed it's come to this.

The spiel at an Iron Mountain facility near Atlanta, where the Teamsters were trying to organize truck drivers...

Members of Teamsters attended the annual International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Women’s Conference last week.

The goal of this conference is to mobilize and train 1,200 women union members from Canada, the United States and Puerto Rico.

The Canadian delegation was made up of members from several provinces. Together, they sang in unison the Canadian national anthem, a gesture of solidarity that caused intense emotions in a crowded room.

On the first Monday of every September, our nation honors the contributions and sacrifices of millions of working men and women. Labor Day is about remembering labor’s triumphs and the workers without whom society would not function. But it’s also about solidarity and celebrating our movement—a movement that today is alive and well and still fighting for a strong middle class.

The labor movement, and the Teamsters Union in particular, is alive and well and is still forcing change. Labor is behind the movement to raise the minimum wage and shining a spotlight on income inequality. And the...