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Update: NAV CANADA Bargaining

The NAV CANADA bargaining team spent two days this week bargaining with the employer to make important updates to your collective agreement. Our bargaining team continues to reiterate the issues that are important to members and remain focused on negotiating the...

July 26, 2022

Phoenix

Letter Phoenix overpayment letters: Keep an eye out for overpayments that are over six years old

The rushed Phoenix overpayment recovery plan launched earlier this year by the employer is already producing major errors and misleading information. Some overpayment recovery letters sent by the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Pay Centre contain amounts that the...

July 22, 2022

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Member Profile: Matthew Walker – Acting Deputy Superintendent of Environmental Response at CCG

The Canadian Coast Guard’s Western Region is made up of more than 27,000 km of pristine coastline – the Environmental Response Program is a critical team in the Region on which Matthew resides. The program is responsible for ensuring an...

July 19, 2022

Congratulations to Local 61124 on new agreement!

Bargaining Updates

Congratulations to Local 61124 on new agreement!

On July 14 members of the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) at the Saint John Port Authority voted in favour of their new agreement with the employer. Chris Bussey, Regional Vice...

July 14, 2022

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Member Profile: Robert Kung – Geographic Information Systems Specialist for Natural Resources Canada

Many careers at Natural Resources Canada are not well understood in terms of their contribution to the community. Take Robert Kung, a member of UCTE Local 20088, who has been a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist for Natural Resources Canada...

July 14, 2022

Mike Johnson and the Battle of the CCGs – The Politics of Kidney Stones

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Mike Johnson and the Battle of the CCGs – The Politics of Kidney Stones

It all started in 2019. At the time, and still today, medical clearance was required in order to work at sea with the CCG. However, there was a very specific policy on kidney stones. If the employee had even a...

July 12, 2022

The Horror Story of the Former Employees of the Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL)

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The Horror Story of the Former Employees of the Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL)

A disaster scenario involving the Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL) came about in 2016, when the company encountered various financial problems leading to its bankruptcy. This situation was within its control but, it should be noted, something was wrong with...

July 6, 2022

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In Memoriam — Terry Wayne Hoyles

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Brother Terry Wayne Hoyles, an active member of UCTE Local XX. A fire captain at the St. John’s Airport, Brother Wayne Hoyles devoted 48 years to his career in...

June 30, 2022

Pride Month – Some Facts About Pride in Canada

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Pride Month – Some Facts About Pride in Canada

On the occasion of Pride Month, we would like to take the time to highlight some interesting facts about the struggle led by activists from this community. Pride Month is now a celebration, but that does not mean the end...

June 28, 2022

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Day of the Seafarer

June 25, 2022 Your Voyage, Your Journey-then & Now, Share your journey Alain Jacques Georges Marie Gerbault (Nov 17, 1893-Dec 16, 1941) was a French Sailor, writer and tennis champion, who made a circumnavigation of the world as a single-handed...

June 25, 2022