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North Peace Regional Airport has a new collective agreement

On November 9, members at North Peace Regional Airport in Fort St. John, British Columbia ratified a new agreement with their employer. Apart from monetary gains that are retroactive to March 1, 2018, several gains were made, including: improved job...

November 22, 2018

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Airport Firefighters Survey

Over the years, we have seen changes to the role of airport firefighters at Canadian airports. Twenty years ago, UCTE commissioned an evaluation of emergency response capability at airports across Canada. It’s time for us to update this data. We...

November 22, 2018

PSAC files complaint against Treasury Board for failing to meet implementation deadline

Bargaining Updates

PSAC files complaint against Treasury Board for failing to meet implementation deadline

PSAC is taking action in response to Treasury Board’s failure to meet the implementation deadline for Parks Canada’s latest collective agreement. This will affect nearly 5,000 PSAC members working in Parks Canada locations across the country. Last week, PSAC filed...

November 16, 2018

Tentative agreement reached with Nav Canada

Bargaining Updates

Tentative agreement reached with Nav Canada

The negotiating team representing members at Nav Canada reached a tentative agreement with the employer yesterday evening. The contents of the tentative agreement will be translated as soon as possible. Your negotiating team will present the full details of the agreement...

November 16, 2018

NAV CANADA Bargaining: Conciliation begins November 14

Bargaining Updates

NAV CANADA Bargaining: Conciliation begins November 14

PSAC and the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) applied for conciliation in October to encourage the employer to come back to the table with an improved mandate to reach a tentative agreement for members working at NAV CANADA. Conciliation meetings...

November 6, 2018

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A step in the right direction

On October 24th, the Union was updated by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) as well as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) about the creation of the new Arctic Region. The new CCG organizational structure will now be composed...

October 31, 2018

Union concerned about automated snow removal at airports

Health and safety

Union concerned about automated snow removal at airports

UCTE is concerned about the recent announcement by Winnipeg Airport Authority to test driverless snowplows. We wrote to the Minister of Transport Canada to express our concerns. Below is the text from the letter we sent to the Minister. October...

October 26, 2018

PSAC turns to conciliation in NAV CANADA bargaining

Bargaining Updates

PSAC turns to conciliation in NAV CANADA bargaining

The Public Service Alliance of Canada is applying for conciliation to the Minister of Labour to assign a federal conciliator to assist in reaching a tentative agreement for UCTE members working at NAV CANADA. Our members have been without a...

October 11, 2018

Phoenix

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