"I have been a member of Teamsters Local 464 for 23 years and have seen many of the executives come and go. Some of the previous executives nearly ran the Local into bankruptcy including losing our pension. Bobby Kornhass, Bob Ryder and Paul Barton brought us back from the brink. Since they took over in 2000, we at Dairyland (Saputo) have had the best contracts I have seen since I have been there."
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Paul Barton
Brother Barton has been a Teamster since 1991. Having been employed in both the dairy and bakery industries serve him well in his role as Secretary-Treasurer with Local 464.
Paul has worked as a truck driver, production worker, machine operator, warehouseman, checker/loader, automated warehouse operator, etc. In the workplace he has acted as a Shop Steward, an advocate for his fellow workers and a Union activist. He first became a Business-Representative in 2002, President in 2014, and Secretary-Treasurer in April of 2015.
Paul currently sits as a Trustee with the Teamsters Canada Pension Plan and Chair's the Dairy Division Retirement Committee. He currently holds his Foundations of Trust Management Standards (FTMS), Advanced Trust Management Standards (ATMS) and is working on his Master of Trust Management Standards (MTMS).
He also acts as Teamsters Canada's Dairy Director in support of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters' Dairy Conference.
With a great interest in workplace safety, Paul served as the sole labour representative on the Board of Directors through the formative years of a provincial safety board: the Food Industry Occupational Safety Association (FIOSA). FIOSA (now known as Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC (MSABC)) has gone on to become the preeminent occupational safety organization in all of British Columbia, if not the nation. The work the Association does impacts not only our Local but all workers in British Columbia.
In addition to his time with FIOSA, Paul has volunteered in many other areas: he was a long-serving volunteer and co-chair of the Teamsters Committee with Variety - the Children’s Charity; spent numerous years as a youth soccer coach and served on the Club’s Executive; served as a community volunteer with several organizations and events.
Contact Paul team464admin@telus.net