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What you need to know for the Canadian federal election in 3 points

Here are 3 points you need to know before Election Day in Canada. On October 21, 2019, as a Canadian worker, you will have a right to the following: You will have 3 paid consecutive hours during your work day...

October 15, 2019

Health and safety

World Mental Health Day

Statistics show that 1 in 5 Canadians will experience mental health challenges in any given year. The focus is on finding help and solutions. Revealing the illness can be easier than finding just the right person to talk to about...

October 10, 2019

TSB recommendations continue to fall on Transport Canada deaf ears

Health and safety

TSB recommendations continue to fall on Transport Canada deaf ears

Ten years ago, off the coast of Newfoundland, a small fishing vessel sank. According to the Transportation Safety Board (TSB), a contributing factor was the lack of alarms to alert the crew that the vessel was taking on water below...

October 9, 2019

This is what it’s like to live with a tendering system

Health and safety

This is what it’s like to live with a tendering system

From my own experience, I was working on contract for the past 5 years and I must admit I wasn’t sure of anything. Nothing can be built or planned in the long term when you have no security. I even...

October 8, 2019

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New website!

UCTE is proud to announce the launch of our new website. “Our focus group told us that our site was not as user friendly as it could be. As a result, we invested in developing a tool that meets their...

October 4, 2019

Two lives saved by our members in the Quebec Region

Health and safety

Two lives saved by our members in the Quebec Region

Monday, September 30, 2019, two people were on a cruise ship to the port of Quebec. They jumped out. The reasons for why are still an assumption that they wanted to stay in Canada. They had jumped out of the...

October 1, 2019

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A meeting for the national executive

Today, September 30, 2019, members of the National Executive meet to update their agenda. They will be in discussion until Thursday, October 3, 2019. Dave Clark, Teresa Eschuk, Barry Tchir, Martin Mika, Mike Tennant, François Paradis, Chris Bussey and Micheal...

September 30, 2019

Health and safety Job Action

CLIMATE STRIKE in Ottawa, Canada with UCTE

We walked. We shouted. Today we walked for mother nature; our planet. We were proud to see how many people were there to strike. Just to let you know, they stopped the traffic for more than an hour in the...

September 27, 2019

Health and safety

Building the relationship with Nav Canada

This week, UCTE local presidents from every Nav Canada local as well as the UCTE National Executive and Nav Canada management met with the federal mediation services. After a strained round of bargaining and with changes in leadership at both...

September 27, 2019

Campaigns Human rights Labour history

For the Seas, for Them: #SeaHER

To start, it is very important to make special mention of all seafarers working at sea or on the coast on this World Maritime Day. We want to thank you for the safety that you bring to our seas and oceans....

September 26, 2019