Issue – Page 4 – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

Recognizing Aviation Workers

This is International Civil Aviation Day. This day was established in 1994 on the 50th anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Canada is a founding member of ICAO – headquartered in Montreal — where member states work together...

December 7, 2025

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Remembrance and Action

Each year Canada mourns and remembers the misogyny-driven murders of 14 women at Polytechnique Montreal on December 6, 1989. We remember them by holding vigils and saying their names. They are: Look for a vigil in your community. In addition...

December 6, 2025

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Fund the Canadian Disability Benefit

On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities we spotlight the Fund the Benefit campaign. Persons with Access needs are disproportionately likely to face poverty and food insecurity. The campaign aims to financially support Canadians with disabilities. Years of activism...

December 3, 2025

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End New HIV Cases by 2030

The World Aids Day organization is running a momentous campaign. The goal: to take the final steps in ending new HIV cases. From the 1980s — when AIDS first became well-known — to today, medical progress and social progress has...

December 1, 2025

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We Must Stop Gender-Based Violence

Gender-based violence (GBV) is still far too common. Almost one in three women have faced gender-based violence at least once in their life. Violence against women and girls happens in our workplaces, in our homes, and online. The United Nations’...

November 25, 2025

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Trans Day of Remembrance

November 20 is the Trans Day of Remembrance. Today we commemorate and mourn transgender, two-spirit and non-binary people who have lost their lives to transphobia and hate crimes. It’s also an occasion to reflect on the strength and resilience of...

November 20, 2025

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Poverty Can be Stopped

It is the International Day for the Eradication of poverty. As a union we’re part of the global fight against poverty in many ways: Worldwide, countries with higher union density tend to have better measurements of economic equality, in statistical...

October 17, 2025

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World Food Day

It’s World Food Day, and access to food is grossly unjust at home and abroad. This can be because of war and occupation, or due to systemic inequities in distribution systems. We can do better, by applying our collective power...

October 16, 2025

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World Mental Health Day

Mental health is not simply an individual responsibility: it’s a society-wide issue and a workplace issue. Awareness is the first step in facing and addressing it. Unions Can Help Union stewards are, over the years, getting more and better training...

October 10, 2025

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World Day for Decent Work

On the World Day for Decent Work 2025, we join the global labour movement in acknowledging some big gains and some big setbacks for workers. The International Trade Union Confederation’s Global Rights Index reports that worker rights and union rights...

October 7, 2025