Parks Canada – Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

World Water Day and Public Services

UCTE members work on and with water from coast to coast to coast. In fact, a great many public-service workers – in UCTE and beyond – spend their days ensuring water cleanliness, stability, or otherwise dealing with water and its...

March 22, 2025

Bargaining Updates Collective Bargaining Parks Canada PSAC

Call for Input: Parks Canada bargaining

A call for input is out for Parks Canada workers to get involved in collective bargaining.Parks members: you may have already received an email with instructions on how to submit bargaining proposals. This resource will be useful in creating strong...

February 27, 2025

UCTE reps on Treasury Board Bargaining Team

Bargaining demands Bargaining Updates Collective Bargaining Events PSAC Treasury Board

UCTE reps on Treasury Board Bargaining Team

The PSAC Treasury Board Bargaining Conference took place in Montreal from February 18-23, where delegates gathered to prepare for the next round of bargaining. Great discussions took place at all tables (PA, SV, TC, and EB) and each table elected...

February 25, 2025

What you didn’t know about the TSW pt. 2: staffing, ingenuity, dedication

Health and safety Parks Canada

What you didn’t know about the TSW pt. 2: staffing, ingenuity, dedication

“Work and life on the Trent-Severn Waterway is a way of life as much as it is a job,” explains Nicolas Angers, UCTE Regional Vice-president for Ontario. “We’re profoundly connected to our communities. Their safety and our work are inseparable.”...

October 11, 2024

What you didn’t know about the Trent-Severn Waterway part 1: Water control

Health and safety Parks Canada Treasury Board

What you didn’t know about the Trent-Severn Waterway part 1: Water control

If you’ve travelled the Trent-Severn waterway as a tourist, you’ve seen UCTE members – working for Parks Canada – operating the locks and dam systems, the impressive lift locks, and the genuinely awesome marine railway at Big Chute on the...

October 9, 2024

Parks Canada ratification votes to be held July 17 to August 4

Bargaining Updates Employers Parks Canada Treasury Board

Parks Canada ratification votes to be held July 17 to August 4

Ratification votes for Parks Canada members will begin on July 17 and end on August 4 at noon ET.In order for PSAC members to receive their new rates of pay, retroactive pay, and lump sum payment, the new agreements must...

July 11, 2023

Parks Canada team is bringing energy back to the table this month

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Parks Canada team is bringing energy back to the table this month

The Parks Canada bargaining team is headed back into negotiations September 19 to 22 to get the rest of the team’s bargaining demands on the table. Parks workers ensure that critical infrastructure for national historical sites, waterways, marine conservation areas...

September 16, 2022

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Update – Parks Canada Bargaining

Following months of hard work and consultation, our Parks Canada team presented a package of proposals that reflects the urgent need for improved working conditions for our members across the country. In response, the employer tabled a package of demands...

May 11, 2022

Sign your membership card electronically

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Sign your membership card electronically

Negotiations are coming for a lot of UCTE members this year and you will need your membership card signed to vote on your next collective agreement. PSAC has made sure that if you work for one of the following employers,...

April 27, 2022

Bargaining Updates

Update – Parks Canada Bargaining

A meeting was held between members of the Parks Canada team to prioritize their outstanding issues. Here are some of the issues they discussed during this meeting: Constraining the employer’s right to demand medical certificates Parity between park wardens and other...

February 11, 2022