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Update: Taxability of Phoenix damages

Recently Treasury Board provided the PSAC with the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) preliminary opinion that the general damages awarded in the Phoenix settlement are taxable. It is important to note that this is not a formal tax ruling and that...

January 14, 2021

Convention 2020

Convention dates: July 18 to 21, 2021

Resolutions: As per the PSAC directive, the date for the National Office to receive resolutions to this convention remains closed. Should a local wish to submit a new resolution, they are entitled to do this as per UCTE By-law 9,...

January 13, 2021

Bargaining Updates

Input call for Treasury Board members

PSAC has advised that it intends to serve Treasury Board notice in early summer 2021 for the next round of bargaining. The agreements for the Program Administration (PA), Operational (SV), Technical (TC) and Education/Library Science (EB) groups will all expire...

January 12, 2021

Bargaining Updates

UPDATE ON LEAVE 699

Leave 699 is a code used for public servants who cannot work during a pandemic. Last November, Treasury Board unilaterally decided to place restrictions on this type of leave. By its decision, Treasury Board created an injustice for public servants...

January 11, 2021

UPDATE: Churchill Marine Tank farm – Tentative Agreement Ratified

Bargaining Updates

UPDATE: Churchill Marine Tank farm – Tentative Agreement Ratified

Congratulations! Members of local 50503 who work at the Churchill Marine Tank farm voted in favour of their tentative agreement.

January 7, 2021

In memoriam – Eddie Dale, UCTE Life Member

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In memoriam – Eddie Dale, UCTE Life Member

It is with sadness that we announce that Brother Eddie Dale, a former president of the Rideau Canal Local 00056 and a UCTE life member, passed away on December 30, 2020. He was a mainstay of the Rideau Canal who...

January 7, 2021

Seeking member input to CLC amendments re Hours of Work

Bargaining Updates

Seeking member input to CLC amendments re Hours of Work

The Federal Government is moving forward on Amendments to Part III (Labour Standards) of the Canada Labour Code (the Code) which covers changes to hours of work and overtime for employees in the federally regulated sector. The proposed regulations respecting exemptions from...

January 6, 2021

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Happy holidays and happy new year

This year the UCTE national office will be closed between December 24, 2020 and January 4, 2021 inclusive. The office will re-open on Tuesday January 5. We wish you a happy holiday season and a happy new year!

December 29, 2020

Harassment and Violence in the Work Place – Changes in force as of January 1, 2021

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Harassment and Violence in the Work Place – Changes in force as of January 1, 2021

On January 1, 2021, Part XX –Violence Prevention in the Work Place of the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (COHSR)[1] will be replaced by Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (WHVPR or the Regulations)[2]. Bill C-65 was introduced in...

December 29, 2020

Congrats to our members at the Marine Tank farm

Bargaining Updates

Congrats to our members at the Marine Tank farm

UCTE members at the Marine Tank farm Local 50503, have ratified their tentative agreement. The agreement is effective as of Dec 22, 2020 to Dec 21, 2023. This agreement offers stability for these members who have been without a new...

December 23, 2020