Much More than Cruises: Maritime Hospitality at the Port of Saint John
UCTE represents members at six Canadian ports. Most of us outside of the industry think of ports in terms of cargo and passengers. There’s much more to ports than that. Each port where our members work drives the local economy...
Hospitality and Solidarity
The Canadian Coast Guard Academy (formerly known as the Canadian Coast Guard College) sits on Point Edward, across the harbour from downtown Sydney, NS. It is the only training facility in the country for Navigators and Engineers in the Canadian...
Taking Action for our Own Safety
Cheryl Black is a Senior Research Technologist at CanMET Energy, part of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) in the National Capital Region. She is a longtime Health and Safety activist with UCTE. Cheryl works with nuclear waste! Of course she’s motivated...
Union Work is Also Caring Work
UCTE represents workers at NAV CANADA who do scheduling, infrastructure and facilities work, learning development, specialists, and administration. Anita Sayaphet does quality assurance work on NAV CANADA’s Air Traffic Services training. She works in Edmonton and serves as President of...
Long Days, Short Summers in the Strait of Canso
UCTE represents the workers who operate and maintain the Canso Canal. Unlike Canada’s other canals, it is operated by the Canadian Coast Guard. Environment and background It’s another of our unique worksites. When the causeway was built (previously there was...
Jennifer Jurca, Chief Steward and Airworthiness Inspector
Jennifer Jurca is an airworthiness inspector at Transport Canada (TC has several groups of inspectors – marine, surface (which includes rail), civil aviation, and transportation of dangerous goods). With few exceptions, airworthiness inspectors are licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME) like...
Public Safety and Women in Transport: Karen Houlahan
UCTE represents Inspectors at Transport Canada in many locations around the country. Karen Houlahan is a Civil Aviation Inspector and President of Local 00018. There is a lot more to our members’ work than you might have heard. Even other...
Pilot Boat Crew: pitching and rolling for the safety of others
UCTE represents ships’ crew and dispatchers at the Atlantic Pilotage Authority, Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, and Laurentian Pilotage Authority. Jason Coakley works for the Atlantic Pilotage Authority in Halifax. There is more to our harbours than meets the eye of...
Gender in the Fire Hall part 2: Femininity, Masculinity, Solidarity
UCTE represents airport firefighters at several Canadian airports. This two-part series looks at the issues dealt with by two of our female firefighter members as they challenge traditional barriers to women in firefighting services. “When I started with the volunteer...
Gender in the Fire Hall, part 1: Pioneering Inclusion
UCTE represents airport firefighters at several Canadian airports. Union activism is a good vehicle for improving equity and inclusion in the workplace. This two-part series looks at the issues dealt with by two of our female firefighter members as they...