PresidentStan Hennessy
Dignity... Justice... A Voice in the Workplace
These are the principles on which organized labour was founded. No single union has ever achieved these goals with more success and consistency than the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Teamsters Local No. 31 is affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Canada, and the Canadian Labour Congress.
Information and Awareness
- Scholarship Information for the 2019 Academic Year - James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship, James R. Hoffa Memorial Training & Vocational Scholarship, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Women's Caucus Scholarship, Teamsters Local Union No. 31 & Teamsters Art Price Scholarship
- Improve Amazon Working Conditions Now - JOIN TEAMSTERS
- Sysco Workers United
- DRIVE UP STANDARDS - School Bus and Transit Workers United
- Park'N Fly Extends Discount Offer to Teamsters Across Canada
Latest News Bulletins
- Teamsters Remember James R. Hoffa
- Drivers at Sysco Vote to Join Teamsters Local 769 Miami
- Teamsters at Nelson Trucking Unanimously Authorize Strike Action
- UPS Air Cargo Teamsters Ratify Contract
- Teamsters Challenge DOT Preemption of California's Meal and Rest Break Rules
- Warehouse Workers Join Teamsters Local Union No. 429
- Teamsters Celebrate Black History Month
- Local 391 Organizes Stericycle Drivers
- Pipeline Construction Steward School Convenes
- Drivers at Sysco Sygma in Detroit Area Vote to Join Teamsters Local 337
- Hoffa Speaks to Movie Teamsters
- VP Herrera Discusses Plight of Sanitation Workers
- Teamsters Agreement Raises Standards for Workers in the Airline Industry
- Teamsters Denounce Plan to Create Sweatshop on Wheels
- Teamsters Slam Proposal to Fill Trucker Shortage with Temporary Foreign Workers
- 2019 Canadian Labour Congress Pacific Region Winter School - Deadline for applications November 26, 2018
- Teamster Brother Leroy Moss Appointed Head Coach of Vancouver Magician Baseball Team
- Stricter Regulations for Commercial Drivers Will Improve Highway Safety
- 'We are not robots': Thousands of Amazon workers across Europe are striking on Black Friday over warehouse working conditions
- Amazon accused of treating UK warehouse staff like robots
- 253 Drivers at Sysco Boston Vote "YES" for Teamsters Representation
- Attention To All Teamsters of Impending Canada Post Labour Dispute
- TEAMSTERS NATION PODCAST: TeamsHERS on the Job!
- Teamsters Encourage Workers to Join the Union to Put an End to Missing Wages, Grueling Shifts, and Bottles of Urine: The disturbing Accounts of Amazon
- Women's Conference Closes With Strong and Inspiring Speakers
- Teamsters Annual Women's Conference Kicks Off
- Amazon Is Worth $1 Trillion. Its Workers Are on Food Stamps
- People are horrified by an Amazon patent that puts workers in cages - but an Amazon exec said even 'bad ideas' get submitted
- Hoffa: Appreciating Truckers Means Keeping Rules That Make Roads Safer
- Teamsters Labour Legacy; Building the Middle Class (Video)
- Amazon Employs Warehouse "Ambassadors" to Tweet Back at Criticism of Working Conditions
- Growing for the Future (Podcast): Teamsters Panel of Experts Discuss the Cannabis Industry and the Need to have Fair Wages and Benefits for Workers
- Marijuana Cultivation and Distribution Company Located in Aldergrove and Ladner Receives Multi-Billion Dollar Investment: Meanwhile, Workers are Paid Minimum Wage?
Archived News Bulletins
Archived 31 News Magazines and Information
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About Us
With a membership of 7200, Local 31 is one of four Teamster locals in the Province of British Columbia. Geographically, Local 31 also covers the Yukon Territory.
More about Local 31Teamsters' National Benefits
The goal of the Teamsters' National Benefit Plan is to provide its members with the best possible health benefits which can be provided by the assets of the fund and the contributions paid to the fund by the employers.
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