Issue – Page 16 – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

International Women’s Day 2022 – Women Inspiring Women

In collaboration with Denise Reynolds, UCTE Human Rights Officer International Women’s Day (IWD) grew out of the labour movement to become an annual celebration recognized by the United Nations. In 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York demanding shorter working hours,...

March 8, 2022

Equity PSAC

Zero Discrimination Day — Pay Equity

Since 2014, March 1st has been recognized by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as Zero Discrimination Day. The aim of this day is to create a worldwide movement of solidarity to put an end to all forms of discrimination....

March 1, 2022

Equity

Black History Month – The Story of Marie-Josèphe Angélique

To conclude Black History Month, UCTE would like to take the time to go back to the very beginning of the rebellions of the 1700s. Canada was one of the countries that used slavery. In the 1600s, there were 4,200...

February 28, 2022

Equity Health and safety

Pink Shirt Day — Anti-Bullying Day

Inspired by an act of solidarity by Nova Scotia teens to support a young student who was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school, Pink Shirt Day has become an opportunity to raise awareness about bullying and its consequences....

February 23, 2022

International Mother Language Day – A Touching Story by Captain Mohammad Ali

Equity

International Mother Language Day – A Touching Story by Captain Mohammad Ali

International Mother Language Day, proclaimed by UNESCO in November 1999, is celebrated on February 21, every year. One of our members took the time to explain the importance of this day and to tell us about his personal experience. Mohammad...

February 21, 2022

Equity

Black History Month: Meet Pansy Green

By Pansy Green a UCTE member – Local 00018 My name is Pansy Green, I work for Transport Canada in Corporate Services. Although I was not very active in the union in the first few years of my employment, I...

February 16, 2022

Health and safety

UCTE Airport Firefighters Cancer Survey

Over the last few years, the number of reports that we have heard about current and former airport firefighters being diagnosed with various forms of cancer has increased. That is why we have launched a Cancer Awareness Campaign to better...

February 14, 2022

Equity

Black History Month: Recognizing the Contributions of Rosemary Brown

Originally from Jamaica, Rosemary Brown was the first Black woman in Canada to be elected to a provincial legislature, and also the first woman to run for the leadership of a federal political party. Born in 1930, she immigrated to...

February 7, 2022

Bargaining Updates Health and safety

St. John’s Airport reach agreement

Earlier this afternoon, the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees and St. John’s International Airport reached an understanding that will see the airport remain open while addressing the concerns of the airport firefighters. The mediated settlement gives protection to the members...

January 20, 2022

Bargaining Updates Health and safety

Update: St. John’s Airport Firefighters

The situation at St. John’s International Airport has been difficult for everyone involved – the employees and the community. At the union’s request yesterday, the employer agreed to meet with a federal mediator in order to resolve the issues that...

January 19, 2022