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...
Category: 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,...
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.
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...
Canada’s Largest Labour Strike — October 14, 1976
Workers in Canada had long been faced with a variety of issues which created great economic hardship. In the early 1970s, automation, globalization and technology were making an entrance in many factories across the country. Machines took the place of...
When did the first general strike take place?
WHO: Albert “Ginger” Goodwin WHEN: July 27, 1918 WHERE: British Columbia A little over 100 years ago, union leader Albert “Ginger” Goodwin was shot and killed by police, triggering the first union strike in Vancouver, Canada. He was known as...
Treasury Board Bargaining update
PSAC has presented its submissions before the Public Interest Commission (PIC) for the Program and Administrative Services (PA) group, common issues tables and the Education & Library Sciences (EB) group. The PIC hearing for the Technical Services (TC) table starts...
UPDATE: Our members of Great Lakes Pilotage (GLPA) on strike!
Local 00057 Members of UCTE Local 00057 have been on strike since Monday November 19, 2019. After several rounds of negotiations, the employer walked away from the table after presenting its final offer. Members are asking the employer to give...
Local 00057 (GLPA) serves STRIKE notice
Local 00057 Today, the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority (GLPA) was served notice that Local 00057 will go on strike at 6 p.m. on Monday November 18th. Members have been without a collective agreement since June 2016. Of concern for the...
UPDATE – GLPA negotiations move forward after members voted strike
LOCAL 00057 After a little bit of prodding, the employer has agreed to meet on November 15th to continue negotiations. Negotiations with the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority (GLPA) have been long and painful. Members have been without an agreement since...