| Almost
600 new members join the Teamsters Union |
January 8th 2010 | Source: Teamsters Canada |
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Several local Teamsters unions were very active at the end of
2009 and at the beginning of 2010, increasing their membership
by almost 600.
Local Union 419 (Toronto) has welcomed more than 70
members of WSI, a company that specializes in household waste
collection in Barrie, Ontario.
Local Union 362 (Calgary) increased its membership by
125, the new members also coming from WSI.
Local Union 938 has welcomed the 12 office workers from
Purolator Courier, together with some 30 mechanics of Ryder Car
Rental in Toronto.
Local Union 931 of Montreal garnered the membership of
some 275 workers of the company G4S (Cash and Valuables
transportation) following a union allegiance vote ordered by the
CIRB.
The same local union added 75 Handlex workers, a baggage
handling company servicing Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International
Airport.
Local Union 213 organized 10 workers of Mountain View
Conservation Society in British Columbia.
We congratulate all the local unions and wish them a great year
2010!
The Teamsters Union represents 125,000 members in Canada in
all trades. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, with
which Teamsters Canada is affiliated, has 1.4 million members in
North America.
