Woo-hoo! Another Teamster organizing victory in Canada!

Let's give a big welcome to our 54 new brothers and sisters who became members of Teamsters Local 879 in Hamilton, Ontario. They work at Halton Recycling Burlington, also known as Emterra.

Teamsters Canada tells us a vote was held on Aug. 20 by the Ontario Labour Board. The votes were counted that afternoon, and a whopping 80 percent of the workers voted for the Teamsters.

John McCann, president of Local 879, offered praise, pride and a promise to negotiate a good contract.

Danny Mitchell, our business agent, and Jim Killey, who took care of the organizing, did an incredible job. We are very proud to welcome these new members and we are looking forward to negotiate a good contract that will reflect their dedication and hard work.

Teamsters Canada (in case you didn't know) represents 125,000 members in all trades.

Woo-hoo! Another Teamster victory in Canada!

A warm welcome to 30 new Teamster brothers and sisters who voted to join Local 879 in Hamilton, Ontario. They are drivers for All Parts Delivery, a parts-delivery company based in London, Ontario.

The company fought the organizing effort, going so far as to say the drivers are self-employed. They didn't get away with it, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board upheld their vote on June 13.

Teamsters organizer Jim Killey said the company will now have to treat the workers with the respect they deserve. He said,

I take my hat off to All Parts Delivery’s workers, who weren’t afraid to stand for their rights and join our union.

The Teamsters Union represents 125,000 members in Canada in all trades.