Teamsters Canada is the Canadian wing of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Formed in 1903 by the merger of the Team Drivers International Union and the Teamsters National Union, the union now represents a diverse members ...
. Although the Teamsters have been present in Canada since 1903, Teamsters Canada was only established in 1976. The organization represents 125,000 workers in all industries. It is the largest transportation union in the country, and the largest private sector union under federal jurisdiction.
François Laporte officially began his tenure in 2015 as president of Teamsters Canada. He was sworn in by International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) General President James P. Hoffa, General Secretary-Treasurer Ken Hall and other members of the IBT General Executive Board.
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference
In 2004, the Canadian branches of both the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) is a trade union, labor union founded in Marshall, Michigan, on 8 May 1863 as the Brotherhood of the Footboard. It was the first permanent trade organization for railroad workers in the ...
and the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE; later the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, BMWED) is a national union representing the workers who build and maintain the tr ...
voted to merge with the Teamsters Canada. Today there are over 16,000 members of Teamsters Canada work in the rail industry who are represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.
2024 Canada railroad shutdown
In 2024, Teamsters Canada announced a potential strike involving thousands of teamsters at
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company () is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue a ...
and Canada Pacific Kansas City. Over 90% of members voted in favor of the strike, prompting the government to bring the issue to the country's federal labor relations board.
See also
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Canadian Labour Congress
The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC ( or ), is a national trade union centre, the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian trade union, labour unions are affiliated.
History Formation
The CLC was founded on April 23, 1956, thro ...
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External links
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Teamsters Canada Rail ConferenceInternational Brotherhood of TeamstersTCRC Division 76 WinnipegTCRC CTY CP EastTCRC Division 660 Toronto
Canadian Labour Congress affiliates
Transport trade unions in Canada
Organizations based in Laval, Quebec
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
1976 establishments in Canada
Trade unions established in 1976
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