Anthony Kirk

Biography

Anthony Kirk has been a Teamsters Local 31 member since 1995 and worked for United Parcel Service for thirteen years, serving as Chief Shop Steward for 11 years. He was elected to the Local 31 Executive Board from 2003 to 2008, and was elected by his peers as the rank and file representative to help negotiate the 2004 National Collective Agreement between UPS and the Canada Council of Teamsters.

He represented members at United Parcel Service, Purolator Limited, and Tiger Courier Incorporated as Business Representative from 2008 to 2009, and was appointed Business Representative for Northern British Columbia in 2009, a role he continues today. He has completed Parliamentary Procedure and Public Speaking and Federal Labour Law courses at the CLC Winter School, served as a delegate to the IBT Convention in 2006 and the Teamsters Canada Convention in 2005, and attended the 28th Annual Educational Conference for the Teamster National Black Caucus.