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Phoenix: Years Of Membership Dues Errors To Be Corrected

The Phoenix pay system has been a disaster for our federal public sector members. Members have been underpaid, overpaid and not paid at all. Learn more about what the union has been doing to get this fixed. Not deducting union dues correctly...

October 10, 2018

Union concerned Lightkeepers are at risk again

Health and safety

Union concerned Lightkeepers are at risk again

The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) is concerned about the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) difficulty recruiting and retaining lightkeepers. CCG is implementing drastic strategies, including rotational closures of light stations, to address its staffing problem. UCTE is concerned that...

October 5, 2018

Labour standards for students and interns

Awards and scholarships

Labour standards for students and interns

At the beginning of September, UCTE was invited by the Government of Canada’s Labour Program to participate in its regulatory consultation on “Labour Standards for Interns in Federally Regulated Workplaces under Part III of the Canada Labour Code”. This process was...

October 3, 2018

Bargaining Updates

NAV CANADA: Your Contract, Your Voice

UCTE/PSAC’s bargaining team is working hard to negotiate a fair contract for our NAV CANADA members. During several face-to-face meetings, many improvements were made ot the next collective agreement. However, over time our team found it increasingly difficult to finf...

September 17, 2018

UCTE members at Calgary Airport have a new collective agreement

Bargaining Updates

UCTE members at Calgary Airport have a new collective agreement

Congratulations to the members of UCTE Local 30301, working at the Calgary Airport who ratified a new collective agreement. The new contract, which expires January 2022, contains a wage increase of 10.5% over five years, improvements to the defined contribution...

September 14, 2018

Bargaining Updates

Mediation with NAV CANADA continues

Alongside a mediator, the UCTE/PSAC bargaining team met with NAV CANADA in Ottawa on August 27 and 28. While some progress was made, mediation will need to continue the week of September 24 – 28. During this time, we will...

September 6, 2018

Bargaining Updates

Update on Benefits Bargaining at NAV CANADA

The current agreement on benefits expired December 31, 2016. Health and dental benefits should have been negotiated and put to bed a long time ago. Benefits are negotiated for all NAV CANADA employees at the same time through the NAV...

September 5, 2018

Agreement reached for people of Churchill, Union cautiously optimistic

Bargaining Updates

Agreement reached for people of Churchill, Union cautiously optimistic

UCTE welcomes today’s announcement that the federal government has brokered a deal to transfer the Hudson Bay Rail, the Port of Churchill and the Churchill Marine Tank Farm from OmniTRAX Inc. to a Canadian consortium effective Friday. “Despite this news,...

August 31, 2018

UCTE/PSAC members at Prince Rupert Airport have a new collective agreement

Bargaining Updates

UCTE/PSAC members at Prince Rupert Airport have a new collective agreement

Congratulations to the members of PSAC/UCTE Local 20215, working at the Prince Rupert Airport who ratified a new collective agreement. The new contract, which expires in December 2021, contains a wage increase of 10.75% over four years, improvements to the...

August 30, 2018

Union demands Canada take Wheat Board back from Saudis

Campaigns

Union demands Canada take Wheat Board back from Saudis

The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) are calling on the federal government to buy back the Canadian Wheat Board from a Saudi consortium. UCTE represents the workers at the port, Transport Canada and the Marine Tank Farm in Churchill,...

August 23, 2018