Leadership Conference
UCTE is happy to announce that we will once again be hosting its Leadership Conference in person in Ottawa from July 21 to 24, 2022 at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel. As always, UCTE will sponsor one delegate from each local...
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Asian Heritage Month – South Asian Canadian Labour History Project
On the occasion of Asian Heritage Month, UCTE wanted to take the time to let you know about a project we discovered in connection with South Asian Canadian Labour History in British Columbia. This partnership with the South Asian Studies...
699 leave: Treasury Board fails to implement arbitration ruling
Since the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board ruled in favour of public service workers regarding the use of the 699 leave last March, Treasury Board has failed to implement the decision. The decision stipulates that the employer can’t force...
The Origins of Asian Heritage Month
UCTE would like to take the time to explain the events that led to the creation of Asian Heritage Month. Celebrated in Canada since the 1990s, May is the month chosen for highlighting and recognizing contributions made by Asian Canadians...
Red Dress Day — May 5, 2022
In Canada, statistics show unequivocally that Aboriginal women and girls are more often victims of murder and disappearance. The homicide rate for Aboriginal women is five times higher than for non-Aboriginal women. In 2015, the RCMP reported that 1,815 Aboriginal...
International Firefighters’ Day with Leah Kosolofski, Winnipeg Airport Fire Captain
Local 50600 Inaugurated on the 2nd of December 1998, following a tragic event in Australia, Firefighters’ Day is now recognized internationally on the 4th of May. The decision was made to launch such a campaign in recognition of the importance,...
National Day of Mourning – Pause, Reflect, and Remember
Every year on April 28, Canada marks a National Day of Mourning to honour workers who died or were injured in the workplace. The primary mission of unions is always to protect the health and safety of workers. It is...
Pay Equity Day in Canada — Women are working for free
As a Union, UCTE has taken the position on some social issues that can affect our members. One of the issues specifically is pay equity. We come out of a patriarchal society, felt at all levels in the workplace. This...
World Health Day — Balancing Mental and Physical Health
World Health Day, April 7, is celebrated each year to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. This year, UCTE offers advice on how to take care of your mental and physical health,...
Workers’ Compensation and COVID-19
Workers’ compensation is a concept that originated in Great Britain in the late 1800s. The Workers’ Compensation Act in Canada, passed in 1886, was introduced in the Province of Ontario. This concept, although well known, took several years to be...