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World Mental Health Day

Clara Hughes, an Olympic champion and a champion of better mental health, spoke to our national Leadership Conference in 2025. She has been open about a battle with depression in her own life, and she advocates for better mental health...

October 10, 2026

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Firefighters Stand Up to Cancer

Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting members in UCTE have made some great strides toward better access to cancer prevention and treatment. Because of exposure to products of combustion and other hazards on the job, firefighters have a higher risk of...

September 11, 2026

Public Service Workers keep Canada Strong

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Public Service Workers keep Canada Strong

Most Canadians interact with public services regularly. Even so, they may be unaware of the work that goes into delivering them. A successful interaction with a service agent on the phone is an everyday experience. Being rescued from the open...

June 23, 2026

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Workers’ Day of Mourning

Each April 28, workers and advocates gather at memorials around the world to mourn those killed or injured on the job. Flags will be at half-staff on federal government buildings, and many workers will wear black armbands, pins, or ribbons...

April 27, 2026

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Taking Action for our Own Safety

Cheryl Black is a Senior Research Technologist at CanMET Energy, part of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) in the National Capital Region. She is a longtime Health and Safety activist with UCTE. Cheryl works with nuclear waste! Of course she’s motivated...

December 19, 2025

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End New HIV Cases by 2030

The World Aids Day organization is running a momentous campaign. The goal: to take the final steps in ending new HIV cases. From the 1980s — when AIDS first became well-known — to today, medical progress and social progress has...

December 1, 2025

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World Mental Health Day

Mental health is not simply an individual responsibility: it’s a society-wide issue and a workplace issue. Awareness is the first step in facing and addressing it. Unions Can Help Union stewards are, over the years, getting more and better training...

October 10, 2025

Vessel Fires: TSB survey on Preparedness and Response

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Vessel Fires: TSB survey on Preparedness and Response

Transportation Safety Board has launched a survey into vessel fires. We encourage ship’s crew members, port and harbour workers, and responder members to participate. Marine vessels are also workplaces for a great many of our members, who surely have some...

September 19, 2025

Firefighters and Cancer – the story continues

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Firefighters and Cancer – the story continues

Cancer is still the leading cause of death for firefighters. Firefighters’ unions and some lawmakers have made progress in recent years, but there is much more that can be done to get better and more equitable access to prevention and...

August 26, 2025

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Now Hear This

We remind members of the serious importance of hearing testing. Hearing hazards in the workplace may not be obvious to everyone, but the damage can be permanent and life changing. Background The Canada Labour Code and seven of the provinces...

August 15, 2025