Job Action – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

The Trudeau Liberals’ Mixed Record on Worker Rights

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...

March 13, 2025

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UPDATE: Tentative Agreement at YOW

UPDATE December 6: Tentative agreement reached: congratulations to the bargaining team!Workers at Ottawa International Airport, UCTE Local 70701, voted Wednesday strongly in favour of a strike mandate. This definitive show of support for their negotiating team is a response to...

December 5, 2024

Supporting striking workers at Pearson Airport, Toronto

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Supporting striking workers at Pearson Airport, Toronto

Teamsters Local Union 647 members employed by Gate Gourmet at Toronto Pearson Airport have begun strike action.What this meansThe labour dispute will prove highly disruptive, as Gate Gourmet is the largest airline catering company operating out of Toronto. Local 647...

April 17, 2024

QFL President warns delegates of the dangers facing unions

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QFL President warns delegates of the dangers facing unions

Magali Picard, the President of the Quebec Federation of Labour, and former PSAC National Vice President, addressed the 19th UCTE Triennial Convention in Montreal. In her speech she rang a warning bell about American style so called “Right-to-work” laws and...

September 22, 2023

UCTE Secures Gains for Canadian Public Service Workers through Ratification of Bargaining Agreements

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UCTE Secures Gains for Canadian Public Service Workers through Ratification of Bargaining Agreements

The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE), a component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), is pleased to announce the successful ratification of our tentative agreements by our members working for Treasury Board. This momentous achievement follows one...

June 20, 2023

PSAC remote work agreement a ‘watershed moment’ for workers’ rights in Canada

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PSAC remote work agreement a ‘watershed moment’ for workers’ rights in Canada

Together, more than 155,000 PSAC members led the fight for better remote work protections during this round of negotiations – and we won. You held the line during one of the most significant national strikes in Canada’s history, and the gains...

June 13, 2023

Job Action

We’re on strike!

PA, EB, TC and SV units are now on strike.What this means:Non-essential shift workers who are at work at that time should walk off the job and prepare to join a picket line when available.For shift workers in other time...

April 19, 2023

Job Action

Working During a Strike

Some employees have received instruction from management that they can work during a strike. This information is incorrect. Unless specifically part of an Essential Services Agreement (ESA) between the employer and the union and identified as a code 1, code 2, or code 3,...

April 14, 2023

Human rights Job Action

Constructive Dismissal

Do you know what it means? Has it happened to you? You have rights and responsibilities when it comes to exercising those rights.

February 17, 2023

Treasury Board members: Register now for national virtual townhalls on bargaining

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Treasury Board members: Register now for national virtual townhalls on bargaining

UCTE members in the EB, PA, SV and TC groups in the federal public service are invited to attend national townhall meetings to get the latest updates about bargaining with Treasury Board as we work to secure a fair contract...

January 20, 2023