(Teamsters Canada issued the following on January 11.)
OTTAWA The employees of Bombardier Transportation Canada Ltd (Go Transit) of Toronto have chosen to join the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC) in a union certification vote ordered by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB).
A large majority (87 %) of the employees voted in favor of the Teamsters Union.
"We are very pleased about the choice of the employees at Bombardier," said Daniel J. Shewchuk, President of the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference. "Strength lies in unity. And together we can translate that strength into action that is concrete and useful for workers."
The TCRC has more than 12,000 members who are working in different trades in the rail industry, such as locomotive engineers, trainmen, rail traffic controllers, etc. In fact, the Teamsters Union is the most influential union organization in this sector in Canada.
"Since its foundation, the growth of the Rail Conference has been phenomenal," said Robert Bouvier, President of Teamsters Canada. Workers who are employed in the Canadian rail industry know that they can rely on the Teamsters' expertise and strength of numbers. This makes it possible to negotiate work contracts that reflect their needs."
The Teamsters Union has more than 125,000 members in Canada, 1.4 million throughout North America.
OTTAWA The employees of Bombardier Transportation Canada Ltd (Go Transit) of Toronto have chosen to join the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC) in a union certification vote ordered by the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB).
A large majority (87 %) of the employees voted in favor of the Teamsters Union.
MONTREAL, P.Q. -- The Canadian Industrial Relations Board rendered a decision March 26 regarding the United Transportation Union's objections to the vote held with respect to the Canadian Council of Railway Operating Unions (CCROU), according to CNW Telbec.
The UTU disagreed with the Board's powers and its interpretation of the vote, which led to the transfer of 2,800 UTU members to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.
This vote was held between December 2003 and January 2004 to offer locomotive engineers and 2,800 United Transportation Union members the choice between the UTU and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.
The decision rendered by the CIRB makes it official that the 2,800 United Transportation Union members in question as well as 1,600 locomotive engineers are members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.
(This item was distributed by CNW Telbec March 27, 2004)
