Remembrance Day
75 years ago, we celebrated the end of World War II. This day is to remember the millions of Canadians who served Canada for 6 years to gain our freedom. We must remember the values that these Canadians conveyed. They...
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Changes to 699 leave, a second policy grievance filed
The PSAC has made the decision to file a second grievance over the changes to 699 leave. This action was taken because of the new direction Treasury Board has published. This is effective November 9, 2020. UCTE members are under...
Member profile: Walta-Anne (Walli) Rainey – Marine Geoscience Technologist with Natural Resources Canada
We decided to mark the end of Women’s History Month with a profile of a member who is a marine geoscience technologist for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Walta-Anne (Walli) Rainey has now been practising this profession for 16 consecutive years....
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
On October 17, 1987 over 100 thousand people gathered at the site where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948 to bring attention and honour people who live in extreme poverty, violence and hunger. Since then, people...
World Maritime Day 2020 – An important year
As a union with members working in domestic and international waters, we would like to take a moment to celebrate World Maritime Day. During the pandemic, as always, these members have played a key role in supporting Canadians. Here are...
New PSAC National Executive Vice-President: Sharon DeSousa
As mentioned in a previous article, on September 16, 2020, Sister Magali Picard announced her resignation as the National Executive Vice-President of the PSAC. Yesterday, September 22, 2020, Sister Sharon DeSousa becomes the new Vice-President of the National Executive of...
PSAC National Executive Vice-President Resigns
Thank you Sister Magali Picard After much thought, On September 16, 2020 Sister Magali Picard announced her resignation from the position of PSAC National Executive Vice-President citing a need to focus on her family. UCTE thanks Sister Picard for her...
2020 Canadian Firefighters Virtual Memorial Ceremony
As usual, UCTE will be taking part in the annual memorial ceremony held in honour of fallen firefighters. This year, due to the pandemic, the event will be held virtually on Sunday, September 13, 2020. Here is the video of...
International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend – What you should know
Lighthouses have a romantic appeal, tourists are attracted to them, and post cards are printed. But they are more than historic relics. They play a key role in maintaining maritime safety and preventing environmental disasters from occurring in our oceans....
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
On December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly, proclaimed August 9th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Globally, indigenous people’s number between 370 and500 million people and speak the majority of the world’s almost 7000 languages. Unfortunately, many indigenous...