Campaigns – Page 8 – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

Burnt by Phoenix? We can help.

It seems like one is immune from Phoenix’s fiery talons. Thousands of members have been financially and emotionally devastated; countless more are still waiting to get paid properly and accurately. This situation is unacceptable; while UCTE and PSAC continue to...

February 3, 2019

Bargaining Updates Phoenix

TB Negotiations reach impasse

The PSAC bargaining teams that represent the federal public-sector workers have declared an impasse at the bargaining table. This is a direct result of the government’s delays and insulting counter-offers. Among their most contentious proposals is a laughable wage offer. The...

December 11, 2018

Phoenix

Phoenix: Years Of Membership Dues Errors To Be Corrected

The Phoenix pay system has been a disaster for our federal public sector members. Members have been underpaid, overpaid and not paid at all. Learn more about what the union has been doing to get this fixed. Not deducting union dues correctly...

October 10, 2018

Union demands Canada take Wheat Board back from Saudis

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Union demands Canada take Wheat Board back from Saudis

The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) are calling on the federal government to buy back the Canadian Wheat Board from a Saudi consortium. UCTE represents the workers at the port, Transport Canada and the Marine Tank Farm in Churchill,...

August 23, 2018

Mr. Trudeau, enough is enough. Fix the Churchill rail line

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Mr. Trudeau, enough is enough. Fix the Churchill rail line

VIA EMAIL August 20, 2018 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.Prime Minister of CanadaLangevin Block80 Wellington StreetOttawa, Ontario K1A 0A2Mr. Trudeau, A year ago, you met with Marianne Hladun and Dave Clark. Among other items, we discussed the critical...

August 21, 2018

Phoenix

Senate report on Phoenix praises PSAC members

The Senate National Finance Committee has made a number of recommendations in its recent report on Phoenix. “The recommendations of the Senate Committee are not surprising. They reiterate what we already know: the government was negligent in the development and implementation of...

August 2, 2018

Bargaining Updates Phoenix

Treasury Board bargaining update

Collective bargaining with Treasury Board resumed this week and PSAC put forward its proposals for all Treasury Board groups, which cover about 90,000 workers in the federal public service. After more than two years of hardships under Phoenix, our members...

June 27, 2018

Port of Churchill must be returned to public ownership

Ports UCTE campaigns

Port of Churchill must be returned to public ownership

The ongoing crisis in Churchill, Manitoba is a painful reminder that the privatization of public infrastructure and services is never in the best interests of Canadians. In response to the news that a private consortium has walked away from purchasing...

May 25, 2018

Union Calls for Re-Investment in Churchill Region: Says Government Owes the People of Churchill

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Union Calls for Re-Investment in Churchill Region: Says Government Owes the People of Churchill

The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) is calling on the Federal Government to re-invest in the Churchill Region. They want they them to work with stakeholders to not only re-open the Hudson Bay Railway, but to ensure that the...

May 9, 2018

Fight to keep airports public is a success

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Fight to keep airports public is a success

The Public Service Alliance of Canada, and its component, the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) are cautiously celebrating the successful outcome of our campaign to protect airports from privatization. It was recently made public that the government has decided...

April 26, 2018