Teamsters Local 464 News

It seems that every year, Labour Day weekend is seen as the end of the summer vacation season, and that’s about it.  For many of us, Labour Day itself is the one last splash before children go back to school and home-life returns to some sense of normalcy.

I see Labour Day as a symbol or a reminder, kind of like Remembrance Day is to many.  Yes, my father fought in the second great war and my grandfather before him in the first, so I don’t mean to disparage November 11.  What I’m talking about is the other great struggle, the one endured by Labour, to fight for a better life for workers in this...

Nobody saw a global pandemic coming for 2020 and nobody expected us to still be dealing with it through the end of 2021.

What we had originally locked ourselves away from, we now live with on a daily basis.  Nearly all BC industries are back in operation, although with some new rules in play, but we’ve adapted our lives to work within the pandemic.

Two short years ago, I wrote about our Local Union’s 100th Anniversary year and looking ahead to a bright future with a great Team and Membership.  Then COVID stole the headlines for 2020.

2021 brought a change in Government south of the border, a wide...

Teamsters Local Union No. 464 is proud to announce that 464 member, Wei Bin Chen, has been selected as one of the five recipients to receive a $2,500.00 Teamsters Canada Scholarship. Congratulations!

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Laval, December 3, 2021 – Teamsters Canada, Teamsters Joint Councils 36, 52, 90 and 91 will donate a total of $200,000 to the Canadian Red Cross for flood relief in British Columbia.

After devastating forest fires last September, British Columbia is now experiencing historic torrential rains that have literally flooded an entire portion of the province.

As a result, flooding, mudslides and landslides have paralyzed most major roads in southern British Columbia. In addition, weather conditions over the next few days could affect the work of emergency teams trying to rebuild destroyed roads and...

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A Nation remains divided regarding the effects of the Residential Schools Program perpetrated on our neighbours in the Indigenous community, but it appears that we may have turned a corner on this subject.

The Residential Schools Program remains a black-mark on our Nation’s history. The Government of Canada, in tandem with some religious organizations, was responsible for removing Indigenous children from their families and attempting to strip their Native Culture from them at several Residential Schools around the Nation.  It has been called a form of “cultural genocide”.

Adding to the...

Teamsters Local Union No. 464 is proud to announce Morgan Flamand, a relative of member Brad Flamand, has been selected as a $1,000.00 James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship recipient.

Congratulations!

Through unforeseen challenges, time and again, our Teamsters Local 464 Brothers and Sisters have continued to provide their employers and community with skill, quality and professionalism.

On September 6th Teamsters Local 464 celebrates Labour Day.  We recognize the dedication of our Members and we also remember the efforts of the many Teamsters who have paved the way throughout the years.

In Solidarity,
Mike Christensen
Business Representative

The President of Teamsters Canada, François Laporte, has a message for members regarding the upcoming Federal Election.  Most importantly, he wants members to exercise their right to vote.

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Together, Joint Council No. 36 and Teamsters Canada have contributed $40,000 to the Canadian Red Cross for wildfire relief, in British Columbia. 

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