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Pretendians: Those who wrongly claim Indigenous identity

By Mikelle Sasakamoose a UCTE member – Local 20219 Grey Owl was the original pretendian. Born Archibald Stansfield Belaney in Hastings, England in 1888, the British conservationist was not Indigenous. However, after moving to Canada in the early 1900s, becoming...

June 25, 2021

Collective agreement signed for our firefighters members at Quebec Airport

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Collective agreement signed for our firefighters members at Quebec Airport

Congrats! The collective agreement for the local 10140, our firefighters members at Quebec Airport, was signed yesterday on June 22, 2021. The collective agreement had been ratified on May 13th. We want to say thank you to our members of...

June 25, 2021

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Jim Egan – A man making history for LGBTQ2+ rights in Canada

This year, in honour of Pride month, we decided to go back in time to highlight stories which have shaped the rights of the LGBTQ2+ community in North America. Marsha P. Johnson played a huge role in the solidarity movement...

June 23, 2021

Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and 2S+ persons

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Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and 2S+ persons

By Beth Ferguson a UCTE member – Local 20219 National Indigenous History Month began not with a celebration of Indigenous peoples in Canada, but with a solemn reminder of Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples. This week, we consider the tragic...

June 22, 2021

2021 PSAC Virtual National Equity Conferences

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2021 PSAC Virtual National Equity Conferences

Registration deadline: July 30, 2021 Deadline for submission of resolutions: August 13, 2021 PSAC’s triennial national convention will vote on the recommendations adopted following reports on the triennial national conferences on Indigenous Peoples, Visible Racial Groups, Pride and Women. Delegates are...

June 21, 2021

Red Brick Building – A true story of residential schools in Canada

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Red Brick Building – A true story of residential schools in Canada

By Mikelle Sasakamoose a UCTE member – Local 20219 When I was growing up on the Kamloops Indian Reserve, kids pretty much had full reign of the old residential school grounds. There was a functional in-ground swimming pool out front,...

June 17, 2021

In honour of Pride Month, UCTE exposes the “Fruit Machine” – The homosexual purge

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In honour of Pride Month, UCTE exposes the “Fruit Machine” – The homosexual purge

Many of us do not understand systemic discrimination. We have the false impression that, in Canada, a country with a reputation for acceptance and tolerance, we are well aware that such situations occur. But our history is one that includes...

June 14, 2021

Meet bargaining teams – PA, TC, SV and EB groups

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Meet bargaining teams – PA, TC, SV and EB groups

Recently an article was published regarding the PSAC bargaining sessions and charts. The teams have now been elected by the PA, TC, SV and EB groups. Here they are : PA group Samantha Basha Sargy Chima D’Arcy Gauthier Charito Humphreys...

June 14, 2021

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Pride Month – The story of Marsha P. Johnson

June is designated as Pride Month in Canada. It all began in 1924 in the United States when Henry Gerber founded the Society for Human Rights. This event, which was a real trigger, manifested itself a few years later on...

June 11, 2021

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Negotiations teams with Treasury Board

A few months later, PSAC announced PA, SV, TC and EB group bargaining teams. These teams plan to meet so they can build on the gains negotiated in the last round of negotiations and put forward proposals that reflect the new realities of our post-pandemic workplaces. For...

June 8, 2021