Business Management CTA, Teamsters and carriers take Driver Inc. fight to Parliament Hill May 16, 2023 Crisis. Unsavory. Atrocity. Scam. Those were some of the words thrown around today as the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), member carriers, and Teamsters Canada came to Parliament Hill with their…
Business Management Driver Inc. challenges triggered by complaints, audits, and questionnaires February 23, 2023 Fleets that misclassify truck drivers as independent contractors rather than employees face a growing number of court cases when the business relationships come to an end — and transportation lawyer…
Business Management CTA, Teamsters urge provinces, feds to work together on Driver Inc. February 1, 2023 The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Teamsters Canada have written to the Forum of Labour Market Ministers, urging them to coordinate enforcement actions on Driver Inc. Driver Inc. involves classifying…
Regulations CTA, Teamsters Canada, call for specific actions against Driver Inc. fleets December 19, 2022 The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Teamsters Canada have joined together in calling for specific enforcement action against Driver Inc. fleets that misclassify employees as independent contractors. “The Driver Inc.
Human Resources Driver Inc. employers face $250K fines, labour minister warns November 7, 2022 Trucking companies that use the Driver Inc. business model to misclassify employed truck drivers as independent contractors will face federal fines of up to $250,000, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, Jr.
Business Management Teamsters, UPS Canada ratify five-year collective agreement November 6, 2020 LAVAL, Que. – Teamsters Canada and UPS Canada have ratified a five-year collective agreement covering frontline workers, including drivers. The deal concludes five months of “intense negotiations,” Teamsters reported. More…
Transportation FPInnovations named first ELD certification body October 26, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – FPInnovations will be the first body to certify Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) as Canada prepares to mandate the technology. Federally regulated carriers will need to equip trucks…
Technology Feds remain committed to June 2021 ELD rollout July 14, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Transport Canada remains committed to the June 2021 rollout of electronic logging devices (ELDs) for federally regulated operations, even though a related third-party testing and certification process…
Transportation Teamsters to Trudeau: Raise truckers’ meal allowance June 9, 2020 LAVAL, Que. – The president of Teamsters Canada has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his senior cabinet colleagues, asking them to raise the meal allowance for…
Transportation Trucking coalition calls for help with payroll taxes, meal deductions April 24, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – A coalition of associations representing fleets, owner-operators, unionized drivers and more is calling on Canada’s federal government to help truck drivers and trucking companies who are…
Transportation Ministers rally behind truckers April 2, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Two senior Ontario ministers issued a joint statement Thursday, supporting truck drivers during the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. “In these extraordinary times, we have…
Health & Safety Teamsters Canada backs Covid-19 aid package, but wants more March 18, 2020 LAVAL, Que. –Teamsters Canada has welcomed the federal government’s initiative to help workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the union believes more will be needed to help them…
Transportation Teamsters looks to block foreign worker bid January 11, 2019 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Teamsters Canada is slamming the Ontario Trucking Association’s (OTA) bid to bring in foreign workers to help address a driver shortage – stressing instead that the focus…
Transportation Teamsters, truck groups want ELDs by December 2019 March 9, 2018 TORONTO, Ont. – Teamsters Canada, the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC), and Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) have joined together in a call for a quick mandate of electronic…
Transportation Teamsters calls for national rebate program to offset fuel costs June 13, 2008 LAVAL, Que. -- Teamsters Canada is urging the federal government to establish a national rebate program to mitigate...
