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Members working at Swissport Canada have a new collective agreement

PSAC is happy to announce that a new collective agreement has been ratified by members of the Swissport Canada fuel services bargaining unit at Vancouver International Airport. The agreement, which was achieved with the assistance of a federal conciliation officer,...

July 3, 2019

New video highlights risks of privatization

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New video highlights risks of privatization

Working together, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and its component union, the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE), have produced a video to highlight the intolerable negative outcomes of the full-scale privatization of critical public infrastructure. Home to...

June 10, 2019

Stormy skies still on the horizon at YVR – union and employer to meet in June

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Stormy skies still on the horizon at YVR – union and employer to meet in June

After the Swissport Fuel Services management walked away from the table and filed for conciliation, airplane fuelers at Vancouver Airport are meeting with a federal conciliation officer and the employer June 21-23 in another effort to achieve a new contract. “Our...

June 3, 2019

Storm brewing on the horizon for YVR Fuelers

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Storm brewing on the horizon for YVR Fuelers

After conciliation meetings went sour, airplane fuelers at Vancouver Airport have given their bargaining team a strike mandate. Approximately 80 members of PSAC/UCTE Local 20221 work at Swissport International Inc. in Richmond BC, refueling aircraft and providing associated services at...

May 10, 2019

Congratulations to members at Fredericton Airport!

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Congratulations to members at Fredericton Airport!

On May 2nd, members at Fredericton International Airport Authority voted in favour of their tentative agreement yesterday. The new four-year agreement reflects improvements for work-life balance as well as increases in some allowances. The bargaining team was able to secure...

May 4, 2019

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The 1980 CR Strike

Today, April 24, is Administrative Professionals Day. As a union that represents a great number of administrative professionals, we obviously want to take this opportunity to recognize the invaluable work they accomplish every day. Indeed, administrative professionals have shaped our...

April 18, 2019

Bargaining Updates

Swissport Ltd. shows up unprepared

Airplane fuelers at Vancouver Airport were left baffled after their employer abruptly walked away from the bargaining table late last month. The bargaining team had been prepared to talk about new part-time positions that Swissport wanted to introduce for the...

April 11, 2019

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Equal Pay Day – April 9

Canadian women still need to work an extra three-and-a-half months to earn what a man does in a year. That’s why Equal Pay Day is being celebrated on April 9: on average, a woman would have to work until today...

April 9, 2019

Bargaining Updates

Deal reached at Timmins Airport

Members of local 00075 (Timmins Victor Power Airport) voted in favour of a new collective agreement earlier today. This particular round of bargaining was punctuated by the possibility of a strike, which loomed throughout most of March. The 19 airport...

April 1, 2019

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The 2019 Federal Budget

The 2019 budget, released yesterday, identifies a number of areas set to receive fresh funding. For many of our members, increased funding in key areas will be welcome news. There are, however, legislative proposals that are cause for concern. Phoenix...

March 21, 2019