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A better pension plan for our members because it is the right thing to do

You deserve better. Let’s talk pensions. Do you remember how the team at the Saint John Airport in New Brunswick has been fighting for a better pension plan? It’s a battle that’s part of a bigger war. We have been...

October 29, 2019

Bargaining Updates Campaigns Pensions

Negotiations slow moving with Saint John Airport Authority

LOCAL 60615 Members at the Saint John Airport Authority in New Brunswick are cautiously optimistic about progress of their negotiations. Recapitulation You may recall that negotiations for this team have not gone well. The two sides have met a few...

October 25, 2019

UPDATE – GLPA negotiations move forward after members voted strike

Bargaining Updates Job Action

UPDATE – GLPA negotiations move forward after members voted strike

LOCAL 00057 After a little bit of prodding, the employer has agreed to meet on November 15th to continue negotiations. Negotiations with the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority (GLPA) have been long and painful. Members have been without an agreement since...

October 24, 2019

Minority government: good or bad for UCTE members?

Phoenix

Minority government: good or bad for UCTE members?

With a Liberal minority government in place, comes a new political landscape. You may be wondering what happens next for UCTE and PSAC. Public sector bargaining PSAC indicates that a minority government is a positive thing for continued treasury board...

October 23, 2019

Strike or not? Trick or treat: GLPA members looking for a deal.

Bargaining Updates Human rights Job Action

Strike or not? Trick or treat: GLPA members looking for a deal.

We are in the Halloween mood. I don’t know if the new employer negotiation team are scaring us or we just need to prepare for a surprise. After years without a collective agreement, members at the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority...

October 18, 2019

Bargaining Updates

SUMMARY OF THE DECISION – PSAC VS YQB

PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA (PSAC) VS AÉROPORTS DE QUÉBEC INC (YQB) Context This grievance concerns a temporary firefighter at the Québec City Airport (YQB), dismissed on November 18, 2016 following his refusal to sign a commitment to accept a...

October 17, 2019

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

Human rights

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