Issue – Page 17 – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Trail Blazers : An Anthology of Indigenous Heroes

By Mikelle Sasakamoose a UCTE member – Local 20219 Presented by the Pacific Aboriginal Network (PAN) of Indigenous federal public servants in Pacific Region in honour of the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, here is...

September 30, 2021

Truth and Reconciliation Week – Events and Resources

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Truth and Reconciliation Week – Events and Resources

By Mikelle Sasakamoose a UCTE member – Local 20219 Next week has been dubbed National Truth and Reconciliation Week and we will see the first, ever, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday, Sept. 30. The Truth and Reconciliation...

September 24, 2021

International Day of Democracy — Public Service Employment Act: Your Rights During Elections

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International Day of Democracy — Public Service Employment Act: Your Rights During Elections

According to the United Nations General Assembly, September 15, since 2007, has been designated as the International Day of Democracy through a resolution to encourage governments to strengthen and consolidate democracy. That is why today we want to take the...

September 15, 2021

Important information about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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Important information about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

On July 19, the federal government passed new legislation making September 30 a national statutory holiday commemorating National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The designation of this day is in response to one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to...

September 1, 2021

International Youth Day – How has the pandemic changed the lives of youth?

COVID-19 Health and safety

International Youth Day – How has the pandemic changed the lives of youth?

The United Nations General Assembly, since 1999, designated August 12 as International Youth Day. This date, recognized around the world, brings youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrates the potential of youth as partners in today’s...

August 12, 2021

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – Stories of Indigenous people in Canada who have experienced racism

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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – Stories of Indigenous people in Canada who have experienced racism

By Mikelle Sasakamoose a UCTE member – Local 20219 By being born is the stories of Indigenous people in Canada who have experienced racism. This study is shared on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples to show their reality....

August 9, 2021

The Occupational Health Act in Saskatchewan – 1972

Health and safety Labour history

The Occupational Health Act in Saskatchewan – 1972

Today, Canada is recognized as a country mostly advanced in the area of occupational health and safety. It has gotten more difficult in recent years, but a lot of work has been accomplished by activists fighting for the working environment...

August 4, 2021

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons — In Person and Online

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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons — In Person and Online

Since 2013, the United Nations General Assembly has held high-level meetings to evaluate the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, urging governments to take concerted and concrete action to counter this scourge. It was then that July...

July 30, 2021

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Good news on Pay Equity

The Federal Government is moving to enact Pay Equity for all federally regulated employers who have 10 or more employees. The Pay Equity Act and Part II.1 of Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, along with the final Pay Equity Regulations, will come into...

July 9, 2021

Health and safety

CCG: Duty-related mental injury survey

Understanding the toll your job takes. UCTE member Karolyn Jones has spent the last several years advocating for the mental health of Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) members. She learnt about a survey conducted by Dr. Nick Carleton, Scientific Director of...

July 5, 2021