The Day Workers’ Invaded Parliament
On April 5th 1877 hundreds of unemployed workers marched on [...]
International Women’s Day – Christine Collins, UCTE’s first female National President
In 1975, the United Nations proclaimed "International Women's Year" which [...]
Important events in the history of our trade unions
From 1800 to 1900, many events occurred that built our [...]
How was Black History Month born?
For the past few years, we have been celebrating Black [...]
Black History Month – A founder of UCTE and PSAC: Percy Bourne
Black History Month is a time to learn more about [...]
Our history timeline!
UCTE is built upon the past events that have been [...]
Human Rights Day – December 10
Since 1948, Human Rights Day has been celebrated to commemorate [...]
How did we succeed in bringing in maternity and parental leave?
Before 1971, it was impossible to get paid for maternity [...]
Redneck Pride – a union struggle in West Virginia
We have all heard the term “redneck”. Today it is [...]
A history about the fight for a separate SC collective agreement
In 1992 the Public Services Reform Act ordered the reorganization [...]