2015 - Teamsters Local 464 News

Teamsters Local 464 Members

At the close of the Local Union Officer Nominations meeting November 3rd, please be advised that, upon determination by General President James P. Hoffa, the following individuals have been elected by acclamation:

Secretary-Treasurer: 
Paul Barton

President: 
Darrell Lawres

Vice-President:
Terry Inouye

Recording Secretary:
Satwinder Basra

Trustees:
John Brookes
Lindsay Macpherson
Drew Speirs

Business Agents: 
Mike Christensen
Bret O’Neill

The term is January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020.

We thank you all for your support and look forward to working with you over the next term.

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2015-2016 Local Union Election Plan

Canadians made their choice.

They sent a clear message by electing a Liberal majority. Canadians are eager for change and expressed it eloquently. The challenges ahead are great, but this new generation of politicians was brought to power with a strong mandate.

The drawn-out election campaign allowed Justin Trudeau to speak out on several issues that are important not only for the workers we represent, but for all citizens of this country.

Traditionally, Teamsters Canada does not tell its members how to vote and the 2015 federal elections were no exception to this rule. We chose to inform our...

Notice of Nomination and Election of Officers of Teamsters Local Union No. 464

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is now a done deal. This new free-trade agreement was negotiated behind closed doors and Canadians knew nothing of its negative impacts, at least, not before today.

“Talks began ten years ago. The Prime Minister should have regularly reported on the negotiating process instead of keeping voters in the dark for years,” criticizes François Laporte, President of Teamsters Canada. “The Conservatives did not have the mandate to negotiate this agreement seeing as it had not been a focus of the 2011 election campaign.”

Under the TPP, the supply management system...

As international trade negotiators continue attempting to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), farm, labor and consumer groups from throughout the Pacific Rim are demanding that they not interfere with nations’ sovereign right and responsibility to protect family farmers, processing workers and domestic food supplies – including North America’s dairy sector. 

“Too often, trade negotiators have been quick to relinquish the principles of sovereignty in the name of free trade,” said Roger Johnson, president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) in the United States.  “NFU urges negotiators...

(WASHINGTON) – July 30, 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of one of the greatest labor leaders in American history – James R. Hoffa.

As Teamsters General President, Hoffa honed his well-earned reputation as a tough and effective bargainer and gained the respect of labor and business leaders alike across the country. He worked hard to expand the number of working men and women who were protected by union contracts and under his leadership, the union’s membership rose to include more than 2 million workers.

Hoffa’s crowning achievement was the 1964 National Master Freight...

Canadian labour cited a new report which detailed the essential policy to build the middle class is unionization. The study was released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives on May 1. According to the report’s co-author, economist Hugh Mackenzie, union representation affects a worker’s ability to move up the middle class ladder. Holding a union card also buffered workers from the devastating effects of hard economic times and offered greater access to upward mobility. “The findings suggest that there is a huge opportunity cost for workers who lose a unionized position, especially...