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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 Leadership in Canadian Airports — Karla Bertling, Heather Botelho and Devin Glass

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Women’s Leadership in Canadian Airports — Karla Bertling, Heather Botelho and Devin Glass

For Women’s History Month, we want to take the time to talk about women’s leadership in the Canadian airports. Women face barriers related to preconceived notions of women’s abilities. Stereotyping has always prevented women from moving into leadership positions. There...

October 25, 2021

Welcome! New Members at Vancouver Airport

Bargaining Updates

Welcome! New Members at Vancouver Airport

A new group of workers joined UCTE under Local 20221. For the past decade, the function of dispatching in the Operations Centre has been handled by a contractor. In May of 2020 we saw success in bringing this function back in house with the addition...

October 22, 2021

Phoenix overpayment recovery plan – PSAC

Phoenix PSAC

Phoenix overpayment recovery plan – PSAC

A communication from the Treasury Board announced the modification of procedures concerning the recovery of overpayments that were paid to many members in 2016-2017 related to Phoenix. PSAC and other bargaining agents bring up some concerns about the ways of...

October 21, 2021

Federal and Provincial Vaccination Policies and Human Rights in Canada

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Federal and Provincial Vaccination Policies and Human Rights in Canada

Several federal and provincial communications recently were published on the government and human rights websites of respective provinces. The situation as regards COVID-19 has evolved and, with the reopening of offices, it is important to be informed of your rights...

October 20, 2021

PSAC

PSAC’s new grievance courses

PSAC education team has prepared online courses on grievances and grievance handling. It explains the process of representing members to you. Presentations will examine the various types of grievances as well as the legal framework that governs the grievance procedure....

October 19, 2021

Update : PSAC’s FAQ on vaccinations and COVID-19

COVID-19 PSAC

Update : PSAC’s FAQ on vaccinations and COVID-19

The federal government released its mandatory vaccination policy for federal public service workers on October 6, mandating vaccinations for all employees in federally regulated workplaces, including more than 160,000 PSAC members. We have compiled frequently asked questions to provide PSAC members...

October 19, 2021

Recall from Layoffs — Vancouver Airport (YVR)

Bargaining Updates COVID-19 PSAC

Recall from Layoffs — Vancouver Airport (YVR)

Recently, Many members at the Vancouver Airport has seen success in being called back to the workplace during the last year. With the aviation sector starting to improve, UCTE was able to reach an agreement with the Vancouver Airport (YVR)...

October 18, 2021

Working at Home in Time of COVID-19 — Positive and Negative Effects in Canada

COVID-19 Health and safety

Working at Home in Time of COVID-19 — Positive and Negative Effects in Canada

Since the start of the pandemic, many people working across Canada have had to adapt to a new way of doing business. Some were frontline workers who put their lives on the line every day to ensure Canadians’ safety. Approximately...

October 15, 2021

Job Action Labour history

Canada’s Largest Labour Strike — October 14, 1976

Workers in Canada had long been faced with a variety of issues which created great economic hardship. In the early 1970s, automation, globalization and technology were making an entrance in many factories across the country. Machines took the place of...

October 14, 2021