Issue – Page 24 – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

Union concerned about automated snow removal at airports

UCTE is concerned about the recent announcement by Winnipeg Airport Authority to test driverless snowplows. We wrote to the Minister of Transport Canada to express our concerns. Below is the text from the letter we sent to the Minister. October...

October 26, 2018

Union concerned Lightkeepers are at risk again

Health and safety

Union concerned Lightkeepers are at risk again

The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) is concerned about the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) difficulty recruiting and retaining lightkeepers. CCG is implementing drastic strategies, including rotational closures of light stations, to address its staffing problem. UCTE is concerned that...

October 5, 2018

UCTE responding to Pilotage Act Review Final Report

Health and safety

UCTE responding to Pilotage Act Review Final Report

Further to the review of the Canada Transportation Act, in 2016 the federal government undertook a review of the Pilotage Act. The purpose of the review was to “modernize the legislation to better align with the existing and future realities of...

July 24, 2018

UCTE Wants Changes to Bill C-65 on Workplace Harassment

Health and safety

UCTE Wants Changes to Bill C-65 on Workplace Harassment

The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) believes that Bill C-65 is certainly a move in the right direction when it comes to reducing sexual harassment and violence in the workplace. We will continue to work with federally regulated employers...

May 23, 2018

Omnitrax exploits community of Churchill MB again

Human rights

Omnitrax exploits community of Churchill MB again

Churchill, MB has been reeling since the layoffs at the Port of Churchill, the community’s largest employer, and the closure of the Hudson Bay Railway, the only way to access the community by land. Our members at the port have...

November 3, 2017