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Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: SV group

Negotiations at the SV Group (Operational Services) table are nearing the breaking point. The comprehensive offer presented by Treasury Board on May 4 is rife with concessions and fails to respond to the vast majority of the members’ key demands. The...

May 12, 2022

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Update – Parks Canada Bargaining

Following months of hard work and consultation, our Parks Canada team presented a package of proposals that reflects the urgent need for improved working conditions for our members across the country. In response, the employer tabled a package of demands...

May 11, 2022

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: PA group

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Update – Treasury Board Bargaining: PA group

Negotiations at the PA table are nearing the breaking point after Treasury Board presented their comprehensive offer on April 28 rife with concessions and which fails to respond to most of the PA team’s key demands. The employer refused to...

May 6, 2022

UPDATE – NAV CANADA: employers’ wage offer

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UPDATE – NAV CANADA: employers’ wage offer

Treasury Board and the NAV CANADA bargaining team mainly discussed the employer’s wage offer during negotiations April 19-21. The employer’s offer of 0, 1, 2 and 2 per cent over a four-year agreement — averaging 1.25 per cent per year from...

May 6, 2022

CONGRATULATIONS : Tentative Agreement reached at St. John’s International Airport

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CONGRATULATIONS : Tentative Agreement reached at St. John’s International Airport

Local 90916 On May 5, the negotiations team representing members at St. John’s Airport reached a tentative agreement with the employer. The proposed five-year agreement not only includes wage increases but also new language on domestic violence provisions as well...

May 5, 2022

Equity

Red Dress Day — May 5, 2022

In Canada, statistics show unequivocally that Aboriginal women and girls are more often victims of murder and disappearance. The homicide rate for Aboriginal women is five times higher than for non-Aboriginal women. In 2015, the RCMP reported that 1,815 Aboriginal...

May 5, 2022

International Firefighters’ Day with Leah Kosolofski, Winnipeg Airport Fire Captain

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International Firefighters’ Day with Leah Kosolofski, Winnipeg Airport Fire Captain

Local 50600 Inaugurated on the 2nd of December 1998, following a tragic event in Australia, Firefighters’ Day is now recognized internationally on the 4th of May. The decision was made to launch such a campaign in recognition of the importance,...

May 4, 2022

Bargaining Updates

Progress for our firefighters at YVR

Local 20221 May 4 will be International Firefighters’ Day. UCTE wanted to start a little bit earlier this year than planned by celebrating our firefighters at Vancouver Airport. On April 13, good news was announced by Local 20221 at Vancouver...

May 2, 2022

National Day of Mourning – Pause, Reflect, and Remember

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National Day of Mourning – Pause, Reflect, and Remember

Every year on April 28, Canada marks a National Day of Mourning to honour workers who died or were injured in the workplace. The primary mission of unions is always to protect the health and safety of workers. It is...

April 28, 2022

Sign your membership card electronically

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Sign your membership card electronically

Negotiations are coming for a lot of UCTE members this year and you will need your membership card signed to vote on your next collective agreement. PSAC has made sure that if you work for one of the following employers,...

April 27, 2022