Walk to Work Day, April 4
Walking is transport too, though we seldom think about it that way and of course it is not regulated like the modes – rail, marine, and air — that UCTE members work on. Still, walking is a crucial part of...
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Bargaining update – negotiations with NAV Canada
The NAV CANADA bargaining team met with the employer February 25 to 27 and March 25 to 27. We reached an agreement on several issues, including the right to take nursing breaks without loss of pay. We also negotiated language...
Visibility, Inclusion, Combatting Transphobia
March 31 is the National Transgender Day of Visibility, since it was first observed in 2009, to celebrate living trans and non-binary people, and not just those who have died by transphobic violence – that is, to supplement the Trans...
World Water Day and Public Services
UCTE members work on and with water from coast to coast to coast. In fact, a great many public-service workers – in UCTE and beyond – spend their days ensuring water cleanliness, stability, or otherwise dealing with water and its...
Exemplary Service Medals for Newfoundland CCG Members
Congratulations to four UCTE members who were recognized on Wednesday for long and distinguished service with the Canadian Coast Guard. Mike Johnson and Mike Maloney are on the executive of Local 90915. Daniel Duffett and Morris Green are Lighthouse Keepers...
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Not just a matter of interpersonal relations, racism is structurally embedded. That means that changing individual attitudes and biases is not enough to root it out. March 21 is the date of the Sharpeville massacre in South Africa, in 1960....
A Check -in on Safety Management Systems – UCTE Concerns Still Valid
A Transport Canada inspector demystifies issues and updates us Members who are newer to UCTE may not have heard about Safety Management Systems (SMS), and those who are more familiar may not have heard anything about it for a while....
The Trudeau Liberals’ Mixed Record on Worker Rights
A new Liberal leader probably means an imminent election – or at least that’s the plan that was announced when Trudeau prorogued parliament in January. That brings an end to the session of Parliament. What have the Trudeau years been...
International Working Women’s Day
A friendly reminder that this is a labour-based day of observance! Most IWD messages you hear today will omit this, but the day grew out of women organizing into unions and taking to the streets to demand rights and dignity...
An ex platform and a next platform
The social media landscape is always changing. Like other organizations, UCTE re-evaluates our online presence from time to time. We’re choosing to stop contributing to X, and we’re starting to post actively on bluesky. You still have several options for...