Ports – 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

Agreement Ratified between Local 10125 and the Port of Québec

Bargaining Updates Employers Ports

Agreement Ratified between Local 10125 and the Port of Québec

The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees is proud to announce that a tentative agreement was reached between our members of UCTE Local 10125 and the Port of Quebec, at the bargaining table, on Friday, April 21, 2023 and that the...

May 3, 2023

Act Now! – St. John’s Port Authority workers need your help

Bargaining Updates PSAC

Act Now! – St. John’s Port Authority workers need your help

Bargaining has reached an impasse between Public Service Alliance of Canada members and the St. John’s Port Authority. Act now by sending a letter to stakeholders with the St. John’s Port Authority. This includes: Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Transport of Canada Omar...

September 14, 2022

Employer bullying tactics impact bargaining with Public Service Alliance of Canada and Union of Canadian Transportation Employees at St. John’s Port Authority.

Bargaining Updates

Employer bullying tactics impact bargaining with Public Service Alliance of Canada and Union of Canadian Transportation Employees at St. John’s Port Authority.

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) has said that the St. John’s Port Authority is bargaining with its workers in bad faith. PSAC and UCTE are in the process of filing...

August 5, 2022

Congratulations to Local 61124 on new agreement!

Bargaining Updates

Congratulations to Local 61124 on new agreement!

On July 14 members of the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) at the Saint John Port Authority voted in favour of their new agreement with the employer. Chris Bussey, Regional Vice...

July 14, 2022

The Horror Story of the Former Employees of the Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL)

Pensions

The Horror Story of the Former Employees of the Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL)

A disaster scenario involving the Northern Transportation Company Limited (NTCL) came about in 2016, when the company encountered various financial problems leading to its bankruptcy. This situation was within its control but, it should be noted, something was wrong with...

July 6, 2022

Federal government suspends vaccine mandates for transportation workers and federal employees

Bargaining Updates COVID-19

Federal government suspends vaccine mandates for transportation workers and federal employees

On June 14th, the federal government announced that effective June 20th, it will suspend vaccination requirements for federally regulated transportation sectors, federal government employees as well as domestic and outbound travelers. UCTE members who work at ports, pilotage authorities, airports...

June 15, 2022

UCTE Members at Port Saint John in Conciliation Stage of Bargaining

Bargaining Updates

UCTE Members at Port Saint John in Conciliation Stage of Bargaining

UCTE members who work at the Port of Saint John were disappointed not to achieve a new collective agreement without a third party. But the employer refused to consider their reasonable demands for a wage increase that would allow them...

April 26, 2022

Offshore Recruiting Services Inc. Employees (ORSI) – Ratification of a new collective agreement | Hay River Shipyard

Bargaining Updates

Offshore Recruiting Services Inc. Employees (ORSI) – Ratification of a new collective agreement | Hay River Shipyard

Local X3040 Congratulations to our members at Offshore Recruiting Services Inc. (ORSI) that are working in Hay River Shipyard! After almost two years of trying to reach a deal, we finally did, and it was ratified by the members on...

April 19, 2022

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