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UCTE Response to Crisis at St. John’s Airport

Employer action severely impacts St. John’s Airport’s ability to provide emergency response. The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees has said the blame for slowdowns at the St. John’s International Airport lays squarely at the feet of airport management. They claim...

January 17, 2022

Dumping Day With our Members: Roy Alemao, Shawn Jordan, Timothy Robicheau and Paul Oliver

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Dumping Day With our Members: Roy Alemao, Shawn Jordan, Timothy Robicheau and Paul Oliver

The end of November is finally here, a very important time of year for our members on the South western Shore’s of Nova Scotia. Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 1st, it will be Dumping Day, and the opening of the lobster season....

November 30, 2021

PART 3: 1974 – All labour disputes must come to an end … so did the firefighters “study sessions”

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PART 3: 1974 – All labour disputes must come to an end … so did the firefighters “study sessions”

As part of UCTE’s continued exploration of its history, comes Part 3 of a 3-part story about a landmark strike Part 1: 1974 – Firefighter strike or was it a study session? PART 2: 1974 – The strike spreads… or...

November 22, 2021

PART 2: 1974 – The strike spreads… or was it still a study session?

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PART 2: 1974 – The strike spreads… or was it still a study session?

As part of UCTE’s continued exploration of its history, comes part 1 of a a3-part story about a landmark strike Part 1: 1974 – Firefighter strike or was it a study session? In 1967, after decades of lobbying and agitation...

November 15, 2021

COVID-19

Mandatory Vaccination Requirements for COVID-19 — Federally Regulated Transportation Sector and Its Travellers

Recently, UCTE responded in an article on our website to the COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for CPA as well as to important published information on Federal and Provincial Vaccination Policies and Human Rights in Canada. A new announcement has been posted...

October 29, 2021

Air Traffic Control Assistants – The long struggle

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Air Traffic Control Assistants – The long struggle

At midnight on Oct 26, 1973, UCTE members working at the nation’s airports as Air Traffic Control Assistants started to call in sick. The media called it the “24-hour flu.” It started in the east in Gander and Moncton and...

October 27, 2021

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Women’s Leadership in Canadian Airports — Karla Bertling, Heather Botelho and Devin Glass

For Women’s History Month, we want to take the time to talk about women’s leadership in the Canadian airports. Women face barriers related to preconceived notions of women’s abilities. Stereotyping has always prevented women from moving into leadership positions. There...

October 25, 2021

Welcome! New Members at Vancouver Airport

Bargaining Updates

Welcome! New Members at Vancouver Airport

A new group of workers joined UCTE under Local 20221. For the past decade, the function of dispatching in the Operations Centre has been handled by a contractor. In May of 2020 we saw success in bringing this function back in house with the addition...

October 22, 2021

Recall from Layoffs — Vancouver Airport (YVR)

Bargaining Updates COVID-19 PSAC

Recall from Layoffs — Vancouver Airport (YVR)

Recently, Many members at the Vancouver Airport has seen success in being called back to the workplace during the last year. With the aviation sector starting to improve, UCTE was able to reach an agreement with the Vancouver Airport (YVR)...

October 18, 2021

Changes to the Canada Labour Code for the Federally Regulated Private Sector

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Changes to the Canada Labour Code for the Federally Regulated Private Sector

Some changes are coming into effect this year. We have received the press release on the Canada Labour Code and want to inform you of some important details for our members in the private sector. Several changes have already been...

July 23, 2021