Canadian Coast Guard — CCG
CCG members started the year off strong with Ship’s Crew Negotiations. We had a few historic moments. For the first time, a woman was made Master Mariner of the Great Lakes Fleet. We went back in time somewhat when we told the story of the grey area, that is, Machias Seal Island. And we ended the year on a positive note by bringing you Dumping Day.Airports and Firefighters
The year started with a bang for our members at airports. We took the time to send a letter to the new Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar Alghabra. A month later, we highlighted grievances won, filed due to punctuation, at arbitration level in favour of the members. Subsequently, a tentative agreement was reached for the Charlottetown YYG Airport, and the collective agreement was signed for the Firefighters at the Quebec City Airport. On March 15, 2021, UCTE presented its document, Safety Management Systems in Transportation: What’s Wrong, which outlined our members’ concerns with the implementation of Safety Management Systems (SMS) in all modes of transportation. An important moment in UCTE’s history was highlighted for women’s leadership in airports in Canada. And we went back in time to tell you the story of our first airport firefighters’ strike in the early 1970s, when Union of Canadian Transportation Employees’ members took job action:- Part 1: 1974 – A real firefighters’ strike or … just a study session?
- Part 2: 1974 – The strike expands … or was it another study session?
- Part 3: 1974 – All labour disputes must come to an end … just like the firefighters’ study session.