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PART 3: 1974 – All labour disputes must come to an end … so did the firefighters “study sessions”

As part of UCTE’s continued exploration of its history, comes Part 3 of a 3-part story about a landmark strike Part 1: 1974 – Firefighter strike or was it a study session? PART 2: 1974 – The strike spreads… or...

November 22, 2021

PART 2: 1974 – The strike spreads… or was it still a study session?

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PART 2: 1974 – The strike spreads… or was it still a study session?

As part of UCTE’s continued exploration of its history, comes part 1 of a a3-part story about a landmark strike Part 1: 1974 – Firefighter strike or was it a study session? In 1967, after decades of lobbying and agitation...

November 15, 2021

Part 1: 1974 – Firefighter strike or was it a study session?

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Part 1: 1974 – Firefighter strike or was it a study session?

As part of UCTE’s continued exploration of its history, comes part 1 of a 3-part story about a landmark strike. In 1967, after decades of lobbying and agitation by the staff associations, Parliament passed Bill-170, the Public Service Staff Relations...

November 8, 2021

Air Traffic Control Assistants – The long struggle

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Air Traffic Control Assistants – The long struggle

At midnight on Oct 26, 1973, UCTE members working at the nation’s airports as Air Traffic Control Assistants started to call in sick. The media called it the “24-hour flu.” It started in the east in Gander and Moncton and...

October 27, 2021

Women’s History month – Glenda Cushing’s story

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Women’s History month – Glenda Cushing’s story

October was designated as Women’s History Month by the Government of Canada in 1992. This month is an annual celebration of the achievements and contributions of women throughout Canada’s history. Women’s History Month includes International Day of the Girl on...

October 6, 2021

Building a Modern Union – Part V: Unite or die!

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Building a Modern Union – Part V: Unite or die!

Three years after its expulsion from the Civil Service Federation (CSF), the Civil Service Association of Ottawa (CSAO) and the Amalgamated Civil Servants of Canada (ACSC) merged giving it a united voice to 25,000 members in a new organization called...

October 4, 2021

Building a Modern Union – Part IV: Building solidarity was hard work

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Building a Modern Union – Part IV: Building solidarity was hard work

The Civil Service Federation (CSF) did not operate as a union. Its name said it all – it was a federation of associations. A key role was helping small local association come together into larger ones in an attempt to...

September 27, 2021

Building a Modern Union – Part III: Militancy was growing day by day

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Building a Modern Union – Part III: Militancy was growing day by day

At the end of the Great War workers were frustrated and angry with the government and businesses. There was little concern for their contribution to the war effort or the welfare of their families. Militancy was growing day by day...

September 20, 2021

Building a Modern Union – Part II: Searching for unity

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Building a Modern Union – Part II: Searching for unity

An organization like the Union of Canadian Transportation Union (UCTE) or the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) does not spring out of the air fully formed. These are organizations that were built on years of hard work and effort....

September 13, 2021