July 14, 2021 Flexible Work Arrangements In the June 30th edition of NAV Canada Now (and elsewhere), all employees who currently work from home were instructed to complete a form on Workday indicating whether they wish to request a Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA). Completion of this form is marked as mandatory and must be completed […]
July 12, 2021 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation The House of Commons passed Bill C-5 on May 28, 2021. This Bill is an Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation). The Act is a response to the Truth and […]
July 7, 2021 Update on Grievances and the Unfair Labour Practice (ULP) As all members are aware, CATCA had initiated various forms of legal action in December 2020 and January 2021 in response to actions NAV Canada had taken when issuing 49 letters of surplus to members in 4 ACCs and the launch of 7 […]
June 25, 2021 CATCA Classification Working Group Member Appointments As outlined in the April 22, 2021, B&F, the following appointments have been made by the CATCA Executive Board (EB) for the two (2) volunteer positions on the CATCA Classification Working Group: Volunteer full member: Kristen Wicks, Edmonton Tower. Volunteer alternate member: James Kerwin, Langley Tower. […]
June 11, 2021 Member Update Please find the latest edition of updates to the membership about ongoing Union business. Last week, NAV Canada announced that all surplus letters and vulnerability letters would be rescinded. This was undoubtedly welcomed news and provided some relief to the stresses our Members have had to endure at the hands […]
June 4, 2021 NAV Canada Rescinds Layoff Notices CATCA was informed this afternoon by NAV Canada that all 41 outstanding letters of surplus have been rescinded. Members will return to their positions after a short period of adjustment. While CATCA is very happy for our members and their re-established job security, it continues to concern […]
May 27, 2021 Member Weekly Update – Edition #19 Please find the latest edition of weekly updates to the membership about ongoing Union business. The CATCA Executive Board (EB) continues to pursue the issues of fatigue, burn out and the mental anguish caused by NAV Canada’s decisions. It is important to recognize that Members who […]
May 25, 2021 CATCA 2021 – 2022 Scholarship Awards Program The W. Christopher Lilwall and Eric Paraskevopoulos Memorial Scholarship Awards Program sponsored by CATCA provides financial assistance to dependent children of active and retired members of the Association who are in pursuit of full-time post-secondary education. Each of the $2,000.00 awards will be renewable annually […]
May 21, 2021 Member Weekly Update – Edition #18 Please find the latest edition of weekly updates to the membership about ongoing Union business. Our most recent traffic statistics reveal that levels in most general aviation airports remain high and are in many cases surpassing 2019 levels. While the recent re-evaluation of the Level of […]
May 13, 2021 Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting – Date Change Take notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Union CATCA/Unifor Local 5454 will be held Tuesday, June 22, 2021, commencing at 10:30 ET at the CATCA Head Office in the city of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario, for the purpose of […]