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International Youth Day – 2020, a challenging year

When the pandemic hit, schools were closed, and young people’s lives were put on hold. How or when will they finish their college or university? How will high school students transfer to their first year of university? A survey on...

August 12, 2020

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

On December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly, proclaimed August 9th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Globally, indigenous people’s number between 370 and500 million people and speak the majority of the world’s almost 7000 languages. Unfortunately, many indigenous...

August 9, 2020

NASHI: Doing their part against human trafficking

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NASHI: Doing their part against human trafficking

The United Nations has declared July 30th to be the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Most people do not realize that this is still a modern-day problem around the world. And yet the statistics are troubling. More than 30 million...

July 30, 2020

Bargaining Updates

Invitation – Apply for Nav Canada Bargaining Conference

Equity, Young workers and Women’s committee members invited to apply for Nav Canada Bargaining Conference As you may recall, UCTE/PSAC is hosting the Nav Canada Bargaining Conference which is scheduled for September 29 & 30, 2020 via videoconferencing. It is...

July 29, 2020

Bargaining Updates

UPDATE – EB group reaches tentative agreement

Yesterday, July 23, a tentative agreement was reached for 1,000 members of the EB (Education and Library Science) group. In addition to fair wage increases averaging at 2.11%, same as the TC group, per year and improved working conditions, wage...

July 24, 2020

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Member’s profile: Karen Houlahan, Civil Aviation Safety Inspector – Transport Canada

Local 00018 Karen Houlahan has been working for Transport Canada as a Civil Aviation Safety Inspector (TI) in Civil Aviation Safety Inspector, Airworthiness for 26 years. She says: I was an aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) in the aviation industry with...

July 24, 2020

UPDATE – TC Group reaches tentative agreement

Bargaining Updates

UPDATE – TC Group reaches tentative agreement

Yesterday, July 21, a tentative agreement was reached for 10,000 members of the TC group. In addition to fair wage increases averaging at 2.11% per year and improved working conditions, they will be awarded a Phoenix damages settlement to compensate...

July 23, 2020

UPDATE: SV group – Still at the bargaining table

Bargaining Updates

UPDATE: SV group – Still at the bargaining table

Yesterday, July 22, the SV (Operating Services) bargaining team restarted negotiations with Treasury Board officials. The team is committed to making progress in the following areas: Wage adjustments Improved allowances Hours of work (move from 40 to 37.5 hours per...

July 23, 2020

Campaigns

Update – Wabush Airport Firefighters

On June 16, 2020 UCTE and the Labrador West District Labour Council convened a virtual town hall and invited the community to participate in a public discussion about the impact of removing firefighting services at Wabush Airport. Over 100 people...

July 21, 2020

UPDATE – TC and EB Group still at the bargaining table

Bargaining Updates

UPDATE – TC and EB Group still at the bargaining table

The bargaining teams for the TC and EB groups are continuing talks due to little progress at the negotiating table. Originally discussions were supposed to end on July 17th. We will keep you posted on developments this week. For more...

July 20, 2020