Response from UCTE concerning Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for CPA
The federal government has made its policy clear: all employees of the core public administration must attest to being fully vaccinated to keep working. It [...]
World Oceans Day – Let’s talk about the Oceans Protection Plan
It has been a few decades since a proposal was made at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to establish World Oceans Day. [...]
Underpaid salary + overpaid TA ≠ correct pay
Four years ago, after a long round of bargaining and an implementation period that was plagued by problems with Phoenix, some of UCTE’s members in [...]
Federal Budget 2021: What’s important for UCTE members
On April 19th, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance presented the Liberal Government’s budget. Touted as a plan to “finish the fight [...]
Transport Canada contracting out member’s work
Ten years ago Transport Canada (TC) privatized the CheckPilot program to outside contractors instead of keeping it in-house. Now, UCTE has learned that they are [...]
Transportation Safety Management Systems – Still not right
A little more than 10 years ago, UCTE presented its white paper SMS: What's not right , which outlined the concerns our members had as [...]
Meeting with Offices of the Minister Transport Canada and Labour Canada
UCTE met on February 1 with representatives of both the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Labour to discuss the challenges faced within the [...]
Letter sent to the new Minister of Transport the Honorable Omar Alghabra
Following the appointment of the new Minister of Transport, the Hon. Omar Alghabra, UCTE took the opportunity to raise concerns about the devastation of the [...]
National Drone Safety Awareness Day
Transport Canada is inviting Canadians to celebrate the first National Drone Safety Awareness Day, a day set aside to raise awareness about drone safety. Canada [...]
Member profile: Health and Safety Officer – Kim Wyllie
Professionally, Kim Wyllie wears many hats. As an employee of Transport Canada for more than 16 years, she is a Civil Aviation Safety Inspector for [...]