PSAC – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

What the ERI Grievance and ULP Complaint Mean for You

What the ERI Grievance and ULP Complaint Mean for You

Members may have seen the news this week: PSAC has filed two legal actions about the Early Retirement Incentive (ERI). These are a policy grievance and an Unfair Labour Practice (ULP) complaint. Both have to do with the way the...

March 6, 2026

Become a Member in Good Standing in One Simple Step

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Become a Member in Good Standing in One Simple Step

Canadian labour law requires that every worker who is protected by a collective bargaining agreement must pay dues to the bargaining agent. The union negotiates and enforces the agreement for everyone in the bargaining unit. Under Canadian labour law, everyone...

February 24, 2026

PA and EB groups: Bargaining Impasse with Treasury Board

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PA and EB groups: Bargaining Impasse with Treasury Board

Updates for two groups of our Treasury Board members: The PA (Programs and Administration) group includes more than 100,000 members throughout PSAC, including about four thousand UCTE members. The EB (Education and Library Science) group is over 1000 members PSAC-wide,...

February 18, 2026

NAV CANADA: UCTE-PSAC members overwhelmingly vote in favour of strike action

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NAV CANADA: UCTE-PSAC members overwhelmingly vote in favour of strike action

Our members in the NAV CANADA bargaining unit have been working without a contract for 767 days. This week, the unit strongly approved a strike mandate to support their bargaining team. Solidarity from the rest of us at UCTE! PSAC-UCTE...

February 5, 2026

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Workforce Adjustment Resources

PSAC has updated its workforce adjustment landing page to make it easier for members to find what you need. The PSAC cuts tracker has also been moved to its own page and will be updated every Monday with the latest information from the past week. For UCTE members who are looking...

January 22, 2026

NAV CANADA bargaining: Headed to strike vote as conciliation falls short

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NAV CANADA bargaining: Headed to strike vote as conciliation falls short

PSAC members working at NAV CANADA will be going to strike votes because members across the country deserve better. Your PSAC-UCTE bargaining team met with the employer for three days of conciliation, January 6–8, 2026. Despite serious efforts, very little progress was made. Why the strike vote matters This is an important moment. A strike vote gives your bargaining team the mandate it needs...

January 16, 2026

Dedicated Mailbox for Classification Grievances

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Dedicated Mailbox for Classification Grievances

Local executive officers and shop stewards handling grievances: please note this important information regarding transmittal of classification grievances. There is a dedicated mailbox for classification grievances and inquiries regarding classification-related matters. The following types of grievances: should be sent to the...

December 10, 2025

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Impasse at NAV CANADA

Today, November 30, is day 700 without a contract for more than two hundred employees at NAV CANADA in nine UCTE locals all across the country. Members will not stand by and wait. They are standing strong behind the UCTE-PSAC...

November 30, 2025

Nine Locals in Five cities, in Five Days

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Nine Locals in Five cities, in Five Days

UCTE Leadership visits Atlantic region From October 6 to 11, National President Teresa Eschuk and National Vice-President Mike Tennant met with members and toured a number of workplaces in the Atlantic region. Their tour started at the Port of Halifax...

November 13, 2025

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Budget 2025

UCTE is continuing to review and analyse the federal budget that was tabled in the House of Commons on Tuesday November 4th. We know that UCTE members have many questions about who will be affected, and when, but at this...

November 6, 2025