Jan 1		Nick Dionne Retirement In preparation for his retirement after 35 years of railroading, TCRC Division # 528 Secretary / Treasurer Nick Dionne has announced his resignation from Union Office effective January 1 2012.
Dec 22		George McDonnell retirement picture at London Yard Division 528 wishes George all the best in his retirement!
Dec 21		2012 Biweekly Guarantee Periods Notice
Dec 12		2012 - 2013 James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund Attached is information received from the IBT regarding the James R. Hoffa Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Dec 12		Canadian Pacific 2011 Holiday Schedule for Rail Operations    ***Revised*** The following is Canadian Pacific's Network Operating plan for the upcoming holiday season.
Nov 21		Canadian Pacific 2011 Holiday Schedule for Rail Operations The following is Canadian Pacific's Network Operating plan for the upcoming holiday season.
Nov 20		Retirement for Doug Parkins, Paul Birch and Bob Lafonde All three will be on Pension effective January 1, 2012.  Please join us for a Pizza Lunch on Wednesday, November 23rd at 1130-1330 hrs. to wish them all good luck in their future endeavors and thank them for many many years of dedicated service.
Oct 28		Bargaining Demands Tabled As many of you are aware, the open period of our contract is upon us and therefore on September 1, 2011 we informed the Company of our intent to negotiate and improve the Collective Agreement. On October 20, 2011 we met with representatives of the Company to exchange the proposals to begin the process.
Oct 3		Brother Frank Renaud Retirement Frank, our friend and co-worker is retiring from CP effective November 1st, 2011. His last day to work was a few weeks ago. Please join us in a Pizza Lunch (1200 – 1400 hrs.) at the London Yard Office to give a warm send off for all his hard work and dedication to CP since April 1975
Oct 3		Division 528 Nomination to TCRC Youth Committee The members of TCRC Division 528 are proud to announce the nomination of brother James Duffy to the TCRC Youth Committee.  Brother Duffy was selected at the September monthly meeting by the membership to be nominated, and the division would like to thank both brothers Duffy and brother Matt Paliwoda for their interest and participation!
Sept 25		Important Information Re: 2011 IBT International Election  Attached for your information is the Notice of Election & Notice of International Officer Candidate Forum. The election process is governed by the Rules for the 2010-2011 IBT International Union Delegate and Officer Election as overseen by the Election Supervisor in Washington DC
Sept 16		Monthly Meeting Location Moved Please Read Your Division 528 monthly meeting will now be held at the new Teamsters Canada Hall located at 1790 Dundas Street, Unit 22 in London
Sept 15		Teamsters Canada Youth Committee Following the resolution creating a national Youth Committee, adopted on June 9, 2009 during the 10th convention of Teamsters Canada, Brother Dallas Lang was selected as the TCRC representative and has served on the committee since the first meeting in September 2009. As Brother Lang will soon reach the end of his term the TCRC is looking for another representative who is aged 35 years or less, motivated, dynamic and available to sit on this committee which meet three times a year.
Jul 29		Monthly Mileage Agreement Cancelled Please be advised that effective immediately the Over the Miles Agreement signed May 13th 2011 is cancelled in London and Hamilton. As stated in item 1.2 of the agreement "Provision and conditions in existence at the time of cancellation will be continued until the end of the last monthly mileage period in effect"
Jun 12		Transportation Field Ops Policy Meeting Minutes  The minutes from the most recent meeting of the Transportation / Field Ops Health and Safety Committee
May 23		Funeral Arrangements for Jamie Rutherford Jamie was diagnosed with Amyloidosis which was only the second case in Calgary ever. Jamie was told he would have 5 years left and passed away 2 weeks later in their home in Okotoks on April 2. His wife Romy and family have made funeral arrangements for Saturday, June 4th, 1100 a.m. at St. Judes Church. It's located at Fanshawe Park Rd. SW and Adelaide St. North.
May 22		Jeff Johnston Retirement JEFF JOHNSTON, our friend and co-worker is retiring from CP on August 1st, 2011 after 35 years of dedicated service. His last day to work will be this Tuesday, May 24th.  Please join us for a Pizza lunch with Jeff (1130–1330 hrs.) at the London Yard Office to give Jeff a warm send off for all his hard work.
May 19		Weekly Placement Bid Card Confirmation Please be reminded, when faxing a new weekly bid card it is imperative to keep the transmission confirmation report indicating the fax has been successfully received by the intended recipient. As information, the transmission confirmation report will be used to verify bid submission should a discrepancy arises.  CMC.
May 13		Mileage agreement between CPR and TCRC  Applicable terminals - London, Toronto, Hamilton : On a voluntary basis, employees may work in excess of their maximum monthly mileage, without penalty in the subsequent month(s).
Apr 29		Delegate ballot mailout update We have printed new, corrected ballots, envelopes and election materials.  Dark blue coloured ink will be used to differentiate the corrected election materials from the original materials which were printed using only black ink.
Apr 25		Winter has 'brutal' impact on CP's first-quarter results Canadian Pacific executives used terms like “brutal” and the “toughest winter in more than 30 years” to describe the severe weather’s chilling impact on CP’s first-quarter financial results.
Apr 16		528 Site re-organization As you can see I have undertaken to re-do the Division 528 Website and give it a new look.  Please read...
Apr 12		National Day Of Mourning  On April 28th Canada will observe the National day of Mourning which commemorates workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness due to workplace hazards and incidents.
Apr 8		Important Notice Re: Delegate Ballot Mailout  The IBT Delegate ballot mail out last Friday April 8, 2011 had a critical error with the ballot which was not discovered until today and as a result is void.
Apr 7		Expanded Crew Change Corrector Issued  In response to a number of questions and misunderstandings regarding pay entitlement in several run-long/run-short scenarios, the following clarifications should assist.
Apr 6		TCS Payment Chart  Updated chart to assist crews in various types of TCS scenarios.
Apr 5		2012 National Negotiations Page Please be advised that the GCA is requesting submissions for contract demands in preparation for the upcoming round of negotiations.
Mar 20		LTD Plan Members Update Please be reminded that members being regularly set-up/set-back as engineers need to ensure that proper forms are submitted for continued enrollment.
Mar 17		IBT Convention Call  The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will hold its 28th International Convention at the Bally's/Paris Convention Centre in Las Vegas, Nevada June 27-July 1 2011.
Mar 7		Union Dues to Increase in March  At the TCRC second quadrennial convention the delegates approved a change in the TCRC bylaws and created a fund which will be used for education and training.
Oct 20		Brother Organ appointed to PLBO  Please be advised that with the election of Rob Smith to the position of TCRC National Legislative Director, there have been changes to the Ontario PLBO office.