Labour Day 2026
The first Monday in September is Labour Day in Canada. Let’s check in on some of the issues that are weighing on members’ minds. For federal public service workers, it’s a tense time, and a time to join together in...
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International Day of Charity
UCTE’s charity of choice is Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. They do life-changing work, day in and day out, and without any public funding. Our long and rewarding relationship is highlighted each year by the Mike Wing Golf Tournament....
Solidarity Makes it Happen
Our solidarity is expressed in sticking together to support bargaining and job action, in standing together against exploitation and injustice at work, and also in mutual aid during tough times. At our triennial convention this year, members continued to show...
What is Next for the Port of Churchill?
There is a lot of potential at the Port of Churchill, Manitoba. It is the only rail-connected Arctic deep-water port in North America, operating since 1931. This week, Churchill handled grain shipments for the first time in six years, produced...
UCTE Welcomes Public Investment in our Airports
UCTE is always heartened to see public investment in public infrastructure. This latest announcement in infrastructure investments in six B.C. airports includes Kamloops and Prince Rupert—two airports where our members work. Our members are proud to provide services that ensure...
Climate Change and Work in the North
Edgar Almeida, President of Local 00047 in Sarnia, travels regularly to Hay River, NT to audit Safety Management Systems (SMS) for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). Edgar’s work sheds light on the link between climate change and workplace hazards. Changing...
International Dog Day
International Dog Day celebrates shelter dogs and working dogs around the world. We’re especially fond of our canine friends working with Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind. This wonderful organization is the beneficiary of our Mike Wing Charity Golf tournament...
Wear Black August 19
Next Wednesday August 19 is the next monthly National Day of Solidarity for Treasury Board bargaining. Wear black in the workplace to show your support for your bargaining teams. If uniform requirements prevent that, you’ll find other ways to show...
“This place is just . . . the best.” Working at the Trent-Severn Waterway workshop in Peterborough
UCTE represents workers on the Trent-Severn Waterway, operated by Parks Canada. UCTE Local 00056 includes carpenters, metalworkers, hydraulic engineers, lock operators, lockmasters, summer students, and more. The 60 lockstations along the 386 km of the waterway are operated using technology...
20th Triennial Convention Opening Day
Welcome delegates, observers and guests to UCTE’s Twentieth Triennial Convention. Our convention is the heart of our union democracy. Delegates representing locals from coast to coast to coast gather to debate resolutions, make decisions about union policy, and elect leaders...