Campaigns – Page 8 – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

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

Phoenix

A Phoenix victory: government to delay recovery of overpayments, emergency pay

In response to pressure from PSAC, the federal government has finally agreed to halt recoveries of overpayments, emergency salary advances (ESA) and priority payments until employees’ pay files have been cleared of all outstanding transactions. This means employees will receive...

March 13, 2018

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Airport “Profitization” Campaign update

UCTE members have been loud and clear in our opposition to any further profitization of Canada’s airports. We believe that the existing Local Airport Authority model provides the best benefit for our communities and the travelling public. But that model...

December 15, 2017