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Update – Phoenix

The federal government has updated its Phoenix general damages webpage with new timelines for current PSAC members and former and retired members: PSAC members working for the federal public service who did not receive general damages as part of their March 3 pay can expect to receive...

August 19, 2021

International Youth Day – How has the pandemic changed the lives of youth?

COVID-19 Health and safety

International Youth Day – How has the pandemic changed the lives of youth?

The United Nations General Assembly, since 1999, designated August 12 as International Youth Day. This date, recognized around the world, brings youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrates the potential of youth as partners in today’s...

August 12, 2021

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – Stories of Indigenous people in Canada who have experienced racism

Equity

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – Stories of Indigenous people in Canada who have experienced racism

By Mikelle Sasakamoose a UCTE member – Local 20219 By being born is the stories of Indigenous people in Canada who have experienced racism. This study is shared on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples to show their reality....

August 9, 2021

The Occupational Health Act in Saskatchewan – 1972

Health and safety Labour history

The Occupational Health Act in Saskatchewan – 1972

Today, Canada is recognized as a country mostly advanced in the area of occupational health and safety. It has gotten more difficult in recent years, but a lot of work has been accomplished by activists fighting for the working environment...

August 4, 2021

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons — In Person and Online

Equity

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons — In Person and Online

Since 2013, the United Nations General Assembly has held high-level meetings to evaluate the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, urging governments to take concerted and concrete action to counter this scourge. It was then that July...

July 30, 2021

Convention 2020 PSAC

Final dues decrease for UCTE’s members

During the 18th UCTE Triennial Convention, the budget was presented with lower dues for our members. Here is the final version: Budget passed dues decrease: – $4.56 per member per month Add resolution passed-Human rights officer equivalent to RVP position:...

July 26, 2021

Changes to the Canada Labour Code for the Federally Regulated Private Sector

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Changes to the Canada Labour Code for the Federally Regulated Private Sector

Some changes are coming into effect this year. We have received the press release on the Canada Labour Code and want to inform you of some important details for our members in the private sector. Several changes have already been...

July 23, 2021

Convention 2020 PSAC

The New National Executive

At the 18th UCTE Convention, delegates elected the members of the National Executive who will manage your Union over the next two years. National President Dave Clark National Vice-President Teresa Eschuk Human Rights Officer Denise Reynolds Regional...

July 21, 2021

Convention 2020 PSAC

UCTE 18th TRIENNIAL CONVENTION SUMMARY

The Convention opened on Sunday, July 18, with a greeting by Métis Knowledge Holder and Teacher Lilyrose Meyers. She asked for a blessing upon the Convention as delegates gathered to do the important work of the Union. Delegates then were...

July 21, 2021

member profile

Member Profile: Nicolas Angers — Lock Operator (Parks Canada) and Union Activist

Nicolas (Nic) Angers, a member of Local 00056, has been a lock operator for Parks Canada for eleven years now, specifically at the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site. Last year, in November of 2020, an article entitled “Work Refusal Improves...

July 16, 2021