Welcome to 2026!
2025 is now in the rear view, and we hope you are all entering 2026 refreshed and in good health. It should be a busy one. 2026 is a Convention year for UCTE. Our Twentieth Triennial Convention takes place this...
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Holiday Message from UCTE National Leadership
As we close out the year, we want to take a moment to thank every UCTE member for your dedication, your solidarity, and the essential work you do each day in service to Canadians. As the holiday season begins, we...
Bargaining Update for Members Working at Victoria Airport
Your negotiating team met with the employer on December 16 and 17. Despite our best efforts to reach a tentative agreement, we have reached an impasse. Rates of pay are the main outstanding issue. We will be requesting the appointment...
Taking Action for our Own Safety
Cheryl Black is a Senior Research Technologist at CanMET Energy, part of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) in the National Capital Region. She is a longtime Health and Safety activist with UCTE. Cheryl works with nuclear waste! Of course she’s motivated...
2025: A Year of Growing Resistance to Code Section 107 and its Abuses
The use of “Section 107” of the Canada Labour Code (the Code) has been raised, and challenged, in several recent labour disputes. It’s been in the Code for decades, so why has it become a battleground this year? The Basics...
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...