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The business case for accessible workplaces – International Day of Persons with Disabilities

December 3 2019 marks the International Day of People with Disabilities. According to the United Nations, disability is not a feature of a person. Instead, people have different types of health impairments: some may need wheelchairs in order to be...

December 3, 2019

Bargaining Updates

Great Lakes Pilotage (GLPA) members ratified a new collective agreement!

Local 00057 Congratulations to the members of UCTE local 00057, working at Great Lakes Pilotage (GLPA) who ratified a new collective agreement, ending a 10-day long strike. Members had been without a collective agreement since June 2016. Special thank you...

November 28, 2019

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Dumping Day – how members are involved

On November 26, 2019 in Nova Scotia, Dumping Day was looked forward to with anticipation. For those who may not know, it is the day when the most lucrative lobster fishery areas are opening. The commercial fishers load their boats...

November 28, 2019

Bargaining Updates

NAV Members: Update on the Arbitration Award Payout

In 2013, PSAC received an arbitration decision over the classification system at NAV Canada. In PSAC’s view, that decision was at odds with pay equity principles and, as a union with a longstanding commitment to fighting for gender neutral classifications,...

November 25, 2019

Bargaining Updates Job Action Media releases and statements

UPDATE: Our members of Great Lakes Pilotage (GLPA) on strike!

Local 00057 Members of UCTE Local 00057 have been on strike since Monday November 19, 2019. After several rounds of negotiations, the employer walked away from the table after presenting its final offer. Members are asking the employer to give...

November 22, 2019

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World Childrens Day

November 20, 2019 Today we celebrate National Child Day, a day that has been celebrated across Canada since 1993 to commemorate the United Nations’ adoption of two documents centered on children’s rights the United Nations Convention on the Rights of...

November 20, 2019

Bargaining Updates Job Action

Local 00057 (GLPA) serves STRIKE notice

Local 00057 Today, the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority (GLPA) was served notice that Local 00057 will go on strike at 6 p.m. on Monday November 18th. Members have been without a collective agreement since June 2016. Of concern for the...

November 15, 2019

Bargaining Updates

UCTE members at Saskatoon Airport have a new collective agreement

On the picture Richard Townsend; Isaac Armstrong (negotiator); Ayold Elgersma and Mike Tennant. LOCAL 40404 Congratulations to the members of UCTE Local 40404, working at the Saskatoon Airport who ratified a new collective agreement. The four-year collective agreement was approved...

November 15, 2019

2019 UCTE Winners of $2,500 Scholarships

Awards and scholarships

2019 UCTE Winners of $2,500 Scholarships

As a union, we made a strong commitment to workplace equity, and beyond! By equity, we mean equal opportunities, which means that all Canadians should have access to higher education, regardless of their financial situation. That’s why the Union of...

November 15, 2019

Bargaining Updates

Congrats to Saskatoon Airport’s employees

LOCAL 40404 Congratulations to the bargaining team representing members at Local 40404, Saskatoon Airport, who reached a tentative agreement with the employer. If ratified, the agreement will expire in June 2023. A part from economic increases, the team has negotiated...

November 8, 2019