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Leadership Conference Wrap-up

Another successful UCTE Leadership Conference is in the books! Here are some selected photos of the sessions. Delegates heard inspiring talks on many subjects, all intended to equip them to build up our collective strength while caring for one another’s...

July 21, 2025

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Public Safety and Women in Transport: Karen Houlahan

UCTE represents Inspectors at Transport Canada in many locations around the country. Karen Houlahan is a Civil Aviation Inspector and President of Local 00018. There is a lot more to our members’ work than you might have heard. Even other...

July 11, 2025

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Injured Workers’ Day, June 1

A grassroots labour initiative, Injured Workers’ Day is observed every June 1 to celebrate and advance struggles for better supports for all injured workers, whether unionized or not. It is not a federal observance yet, but the labour movement in...

May 31, 2025

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Mental Health Awareness week 2025

This year, the Canadian Mental Health Association reminds us that “Living with mental health challenges often forces people to hide behind a “mask” to protect themselves from judgment and discrimination.” The masks can isolate and further burden people, making it...

May 5, 2025

Day of Mourning: “Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living”

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Day of Mourning: “Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living”

April 28 is one of the most significant days on the global labour movement’s calendar. The Labour movement created the Day of Mourning to commemorate workers killed or injured on the job. It started with American unions, then Canadian unions,...

April 28, 2025

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World Health Day

This year’s theme for World health Day is “Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures.” The focus is on maternal and newborn health. Why April 7? The World Health Organization was founded on April 7, 1948. In normal times and in times of...

April 7, 2025

Registration information for 2025 PSAC National Health and Safety Conference

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Registration information for 2025 PSAC National Health and Safety Conference

To take place September 26-28, 2025 in Toronto, the conference has the theme “Health and Safety for You, Your Work and Our Planet”. Forms to register and to submit resolutions are online at Registration open: 2025 PSAC National Health and Safety Conference | Public...

February 5, 2025

January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

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January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

Our membership includes cancer survivors, and sadly our members have lost co-workers to cancer. We’re observing Firefighters’ Cancer Awareness Month in Canada for the second time. A national framework on cancers linked to firefighting was announced in October 2024, following...

January 27, 2025

Wrapping up 2024 in the Campaign against Lighthouse Destaffing

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Wrapping up 2024 in the Campaign against Lighthouse Destaffing

2024 is on its way out, and our campaign has had an impact so far. Working with lighthouse keepers, parliamentarians, hikers, the Huu-ay-aht nation and other supporters, we succeeded in raising awareness and getting public support to keep lighthouses staffed. Unfortunately, we...

December 19, 2024

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Gender in the Fire Hall part 2: Femininity, Masculinity, Solidarity

UCTE represents airport firefighters at several Canadian airports. This two-part series looks at the issues dealt with by two of our female firefighter members as they challenge traditional barriers to women in firefighting services. “When I started with the volunteer...

December 17, 2024