Holiday Office Closure
The UCTE National office will be closed from noon on December 24 through January 4. We’ll be back to regular hours on Monday, January 5. All the best for the holidays and the new year!
Author: UCTE-UCET
2025 Post-Secondary Scholarships Awarded
UCTE is proud to have awarded two scholarships in 2025 to post-secondary students among our members and their families. In May, UCTE awarded Dixie Modde $2500 under the Christine Collins Memorial Scholarship. Dixie is a member of local 20024 at...
Dedicated Mailbox for Classification Grievances
Local executive officers and shop stewards handling grievances: please note this important information regarding transmittal of classification grievances. There is a dedicated mailbox for classification grievances and inquiries regarding classification-related matters. The following types of grievances: should be sent to the...
Advocating for Rights
December 10th is Human Rights Day. Please take some time today to reflect and learn about human rights, and to act – even if you just have a few minutes. The Amnesty International Write for Rights event provides a way...
Recognizing Aviation Workers
This is International Civil Aviation Day. This day was established in 1994 on the 50th anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Canada is a founding member of ICAO – headquartered in Montreal — where member states work together...
Remembrance and Action
Each year Canada mourns and remembers the misogyny-driven murders of 14 women at Polytechnique Montreal on December 6, 1989. We remember them by holding vigils and saying their names. They are: Look for a vigil in your community. In addition...
Fund the Canadian Disability Benefit
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities we spotlight the Fund the Benefit campaign. Persons with Access needs are disproportionately likely to face poverty and food insecurity. The campaign aims to financially support Canadians with disabilities. Years of activism...
End New HIV Cases by 2030
The World Aids Day organization is running a momentous campaign. The goal: to take the final steps in ending new HIV cases. From the 1980s — when AIDS first became well-known — to today, medical progress and social progress has...
Impasse at NAV CANADA
Today, November 30, is day 700 without a contract for more than two hundred employees at NAV CANADA in nine UCTE locals all across the country. Members will not stand by and wait. They are standing strong behind the UCTE-PSAC...
Union Work is Also Caring Work
UCTE represents workers at NAV CANADA who do scheduling, infrastructure and facilities work, learning development, specialists, and administration. Anita Sayaphet does quality assurance work on NAV CANADA’s Air Traffic Services training. She works in Edmonton and serves as President of...