GCC/Teamsters — New Look, Old Challenges

“I believe that workers are intelligent and understand their jobs—in most cases, better than the employer—so they should have the legal right for input in those conditions.”

In addition to growth initiatives, the GCC/Teamsters have changed their method of organizing and have proven they are not shy about rattling corporate cages. From mid-2005 and for much of last year, the GCC and Montreal-based Quebecor World traded barbs publicly. The printer filed a complaint in U.S. federal district court, claiming GCC/Teamsters violated the neutrality and organizing agreement between the two parties by making denigrating, adversarial and negative comments.