Remembering Canada’s Worst Armoured Car Tragedy

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On June 15, 2012, we lost three members of Teamsters Local Union 362 in an armoured car robbery in Edmonton. Their names were Michelle Shegelski, Brian Ilesic, and Eddie Rejano. A fourth armoured car guard was also shot but survived with gruesome and life alternating injuries. 
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Significant wage gains for Ottawa’s Metro Ontario warehouse workers

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Metro Ontario warehouse workers in Ottawa ratified an important new 5-year collective agreement on Sunday. These 120 members of Teamsters Local 91 obtained a minimum immediate increase of $2.25 per hour with full retroactivity to March 31. The average immediate wage increase for these essential supply chain workers ranges from 9% to 25% dependent upon their seniority.
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UPDATE # 9 – Purolator Negotiations

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This update is to inform you that a cover letter, company offer and voting instructions were mailed on June 7th to all Teamsters members coast to coast in Canada.
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Teamsters, Purolator Reach Agreement

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This update is to inform you that a Memorandum of Agreement was reached between your union bargaining table and the company this afternoon, July 7, 2022...

Teamsters Continue Efforts to Improve Rail Safety

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At the 13th Teamsters Canada Convention, delegates unanimously adopted a resolution to continue our efforts to improve rail safety and to fight the fatigue that afflicts workers in this industry...

Can another strike be avoided at Molson-Coors?

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Laval, July 1, 2022 - The 100 or so workers at Molson-Coors distribution centers across the province have overwhelmingly rejected management's final offers. They also gave their union a strong strike mandate at recent union meetings.

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