Privacy Policy

Effective August 1, 2026

Teamsters Local Union No. 31 (“Local 31,” “we,” “us”) represents members throughout British Columbia and the Yukon Territory. We collect and use personal information to represent our members, administer the union, and meet our legal obligations. This policy explains what we collect, why we collect it, and the choices available to you.

Local 31 follows the requirements of the British Columbia Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and, where applicable, the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Information We Collect

• Membership records, including your name, contact information, employer, classification, seniority date, and dues status.
• Information required to represent you, including grievance files, arbitration records, correspondence with employers, and bargaining information.
• Benefit and pension plan information passed between you, your employer, and the applicable plan administrator.
• Information you provide voluntarily through forms on this website, membership applications, surveys, or when you contact our offices.
• Basic technical information collected automatically when you visit this website, such as pages viewed and general location, used only to keep the site working and to understand which resources members use.

How We Use It

• To represent you in bargaining, grievances, arbitrations, and other proceedings.
• To administer membership, dues, elections, meetings, and the affairs of the Local under our Bylaws and the International Constitution.
• To communicate with you about meetings, bargaining, notices, benefits, education, and union activities.
• To administer benefit, pension, and scholarship programs available to members and their families.
• To meet reporting and record-keeping obligations under labour legislation and to affiliated bodies.

When We Disclose It

We do not sell personal information. We disclose it only where necessary to represent you or to meet a legal requirement — for example, to your employer in the course of a grievance, to a benefit or pension plan administrator, to arbitrators or the Labour Relations Board, to legal counsel retained by the Local, to affiliated Teamsters bodies where required by our governing documents, or where disclosure is required or permitted by law.

Protecting Your Information

Access to member records is restricted to Local 31 officers, Business Representatives, and staff who need the information to do their work. Records are held in secured systems and offices, and retained only as long as required for the purpose collected or as required by law. Service providers who handle information on our behalf are required to protect it under equivalent terms.

Cookies and This Website

This site uses a small number of cookies to keep the site functioning and to measure general traffic. You can disable cookies in your browser; some features may not work as intended if you do. Links to external websites, including affiliated Teamsters organizations, plan administrators, and government agencies, are governed by those organizations’ own privacy practices.

Access and Correction

You may ask what personal information Local 31 holds about you, how it has been used, and to whom it has been disclosed. You may also ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or incomplete. Requests should be made in writing to the Privacy Officer at the address below. We will respond within the time required by law. In limited cases access may be refused — for example, where information is subject to solicitor-client privilege or would reveal personal information about another member.

Changes to This Policy

Local 31 may update this policy from time to time. The effective date above indicates when it was last revised. Material changes will be posted on this page.