Teamsters Local 464 News

Laval, QC, May 17, 2019 – Jim Hoffa, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and François Laporte, President of Teamsters Canada, made the following statements today on the lifting of the U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs:

In Washington, Hoffa was quick to offer his support for the announced solution: "When this overdue announcement was made, I personally thanked Ambassador Lighthizer and congratulated him for the successful resolution of this irritant in our traditionally excellent bilateral trade relations."

"We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Canada...

The BC Federation of Labour will be co-hosting a Day of Mourning ceremony taking place in Vancouver, as follows:

For a list of additional ceremonies taking place across British Columbia, click here.

Teamsters are calling for dairy workers to be compensated in the upcoming federal budget for losses from recent trade agreements. The union represents 5,000 dairy workers in Canada in the dairy processing sector and in bulk milk and dairy product transportation. 

“If a government finds it is necessary to compensate an industry for harm caused by a trade deal, then they should also explicitly compensate workers,” explained François Laporte, President of Teamsters Canada. “Compensating businesses will not help workers lose their jobs. The benefits do not trickle down.”

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The Teamsters Union celebrates Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day.  Every year, we commemorate Women’s History Month in March, and March 8 marks International Women’s Day. The theme of International Women’s Day for 2019 is “Balance for Better”. 

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The Teamsters Union, established in 1903, was originally formed by the merger of two rival Unions that represented workers who drove teams of horses, which was how most freight was delivered at that time. This new Union quickly spread across North America. 

This led to the formation of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Chauffeurs, Stable Men and Helpers Local No. 464 Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Union in 1919, chartered on February 17^th.

We’re not sure how long after, but thankfully it was shortened to Teamsters Local Union No. 464 sometime later.

The Teamsters were formed out of...

Local 464 mourns the passing of, life-long labour activist, Arthur “Art” Alexander Kube (January 9, 1935 – February 10, 2019).  Throughout his life, Art was a Union Organizer, the Regional Director of Education of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the developer CLC’s Winter School at Harrison Hot Springs. Kube was also past President of the BC Federation of Labour and the Chairperson for the largest political protest in BC’s history, Operation Solidarity. BC has lost a treasure, a real advocate for the working man. He will be missed.

Local 464 would like to welcome into the Teamster Brotherhood employees from the Saputo Delta facility.

Local 464 would like to congratulate our new Brothers and Sisters at Ultima Foods (Olympic Dairy) on the overwhelming ratification of their first collective agreement, which was accepted by a margin of 86%!  We look forward to working with you and ask all Teamster members to support this new group by supporting their great (and some alternative) Olympic branded yogourt products, found throughout the cooler section of your local supermarket.

The James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship application process has been extended until April 14, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for details.

ISTS, the administering firm for the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund, has opened up the application system for the 2019 academic and vocational/training scholarships. The application system is completely on-line. Academic scholarships, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000, will be awarded to high school seniors who are planning to attend a four-year college or university and who are sons, daughters or financial dependents of Teamster members. 

Applications are also being accepted for Training and Vocational Program scholarships ranging from $500 to $1,000. These will be awarded to sons...