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Parks Canada – Ratification of a new collective agreement

Congratulations to our Parks Canada members! On November 4, 2020, they successfully ratified a new collective agreement. The agreement, which covers the period from 2018 to 2021, achieved improvements in wages and working conditions. Once the contract has been signed,...

November 5, 2020

Phoenix: Temporary halt to automatic leave cash-out for members of Treasury Board

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Phoenix: Temporary halt to automatic leave cash-out for members of Treasury Board

As many of you know, there are still many outstanding pay issues as a result of the Phoenix pay system. Compensation advisors are doing their best but are still under tremendous pressure. In order to alleviate some of the pressure...

November 5, 2020

Redneck Pride – a union struggle in West Virginia

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Redneck Pride – a union struggle in West Virginia

We have all heard the term “redneck”. Today it is a derogatory label used to describe someone crass and unsophisticated, often depicting a southern white rural American. It is never considered a compliment however that wasn’t always the case. Would...

November 4, 2020

Protected leave and benefits entitlement– an update to the Canada Labour Code

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Protected leave and benefits entitlement– an update to the Canada Labour Code

As the global pandemic continues, legislation is being changed to reflect the impact of COVID-19 on workers. The Canada Labour Code (“the Code”) has been updated to reflect your rights to medical leave and continued benefits if you are ill...

November 2, 2020

Changes to 699 leave, a second policy grievance filed

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Changes to 699 leave, a second policy grievance filed

The PSAC has made the decision to file a second grievance over the changes to 699 leave. This action was taken because of the new direction Treasury Board has published. This is effective November 9, 2020. UCTE members are under...

October 30, 2020

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Member profile: Walta-Anne (Walli) Rainey – Marine Geoscience Technologist with Natural Resources Canada

We decided to mark the end of Women’s History Month with a profile of a member who is a marine geoscience technologist for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Walta-Anne (Walli) Rainey has now been practising this profession for 16 consecutive years....

October 30, 2020

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Aviation Workers Need A Parachute

Not only are Canada’s airports in trouble as a direct impact of the coronavirus, but so are the people who work to keep our travel safe on the ground like workers at airports, and those at Nav Canada who keep...

October 28, 2020

It’s signed! PSAC and Treasury Board signed the Phoenix agreement for PA and TC groups

Bargaining Updates Phoenix

It’s signed! PSAC and Treasury Board signed the Phoenix agreement for PA and TC groups

Given that the deal had been ratified on September 29 and the votes were in favor of it, only the signature remained to move forward on this new Phoenix Compensation deal. It all took place on October 22. It should...

October 26, 2020

A history about the fight for a separate SC collective agreement

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A history about the fight for a separate SC collective agreement

In 1992 the Public Services Reform Act ordered the reorganization of bargaining units into the larger bargaining groups we know today. For UCTE public sector members this became the Program and Administrative Services group, the Technical Services group, Education and...

October 23, 2020

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October 2020: Women’s History Month

In 1992, the Government of Canada designated October as Women’s History Month. According to the Women and Gender Equality (formerly known as the Status of Women) webpage, it is “a time to celebrate the women and girls from our past,...

October 22, 2020