Great Lakes Pilotage Authority – Page 2 – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

They need to STOP, or we are going ON STRIKE

Many UCTE members are in situations that need employers to stop. Members at Parks Canada, Saint John Airport, Treasury Board and Great Lakes Pilotage are in tenuous positions with their employers who are refusing to engage fairly with our members. Recently, we have designed...

September 25, 2019

Bargaining Updates

Who is Stéphane?

Do you remember the employer who refused to take collective agreement negotiations seriously? We recently posted an article that compared the employer’s willingness to engage meaningfully to the amount of time it took to get fast food. Stéphane Bissonette, the...

September 13, 2019

Negotiations are getting cold with GLPA – a bargaining update

Bargaining Updates

Negotiations are getting cold with GLPA – a bargaining update

To say that negotiations with the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority (GLPA) are difficult is an understatement. The current collective agreement expired in 2016. 3 years later, negotiations are still ongoing, and it has not been easy. It is like watching...

August 23, 2019

Great Lakes Pilotage Authority’s employees aren’t taken seriously by their employer

Bargaining Updates

Great Lakes Pilotage Authority’s employees aren’t taken seriously by their employer

RESISTANT. The Great Lakes Pilotage Authority didn’t take the time to participate in the bargaining process especially during the last conciliation. 10 minutes. The employer left the table after 10 minutes. It’s not even the time allowed for a 15...

July 24, 2019

UCTE responding to Pilotage Act Review Final Report

Health and safety

UCTE responding to Pilotage Act Review Final Report

Further to the review of the Canada Transportation Act, in 2016 the federal government undertook a review of the Pilotage Act. The purpose of the review was to “modernize the legislation to better align with the existing and future realities of...

July 24, 2018