Walk to Work Day, April 4
Walking is transport too, though we seldom think about it that way and of course it is not regulated like the modes – rail, marine, and air — that UCTE members work on. Still, walking is a crucial part of...
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Visibility, Inclusion, Combatting Transphobia
March 31 is the National Transgender Day of Visibility, since it was first observed in 2009, to celebrate living trans and non-binary people, and not just those who have died by transphobic violence – that is, to supplement the Trans...
World Water Day and Public Services
UCTE members work on and with water from coast to coast to coast. In fact, a great many public-service workers – in UCTE and beyond – spend their days ensuring water cleanliness, stability, or otherwise dealing with water and its...
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Not just a matter of interpersonal relations, racism is structurally embedded. That means that changing individual attitudes and biases is not enough to root it out. March 21 is the date of the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa, in 1960....
A Check -in on Safety Management Systems – UCTE Concerns Still Valid
A Transport Canada inspector demystifies issues and updates us Members who are newer to UCTE may not have heard about Safety Management Systems (SMS), and those who are more familiar may not have heard anything about it for a while....
The Trudeau Liberals’ Mixed Record on Worker Rights
A new Liberal leader probably means an imminent election – or at least that’s the plan that was announced when Trudeau prorogued parliament in January. That brings an end to the session of Parliament. What have the Trudeau years been...
International Working Women’s Day
A friendly reminder that this is a labour-based day of observance! Most IWD messages you hear today will omit this, but the day grew out of women organizing into unions and taking to the streets to demand rights and dignity...
International Mother Language Day
The world of protecting and cherishing our mother tongues changes as we move through the digital age. We have new techniques for preserving spoken languages and oral history, but we also face new threats of homogenization of global culture. Also,...
Labour and The Long Road to Social Justice
While we may wish every day should be World Day of Social Justice, let’s reflect today on the UCTE’s role in the PSAC Social Justice Fund, and how you can support global impact through your union activism. We featured this...
Registration information for 2025 PSAC National Health and Safety Conference
To take place September 26-28, 2025 in Toronto, the conference has the theme “Health and Safety for You, Your Work and Our Planet”. Forms to register and to submit resolutions are online at Registration open: 2025 PSAC National Health and Safety Conference | Public...