Author: Greg McNamara

Over the past several months, PSAC has heard from many members who have raised concerns about the level of representation and support they have received from the Union of National Employees (UNE). 

PSAC’s National Board of Directors (NBoD) takes these concerns very seriously. This week, the NBoD voted to place the Union of National Employees (UNE) under trusteeship, effective October 24, 2025.  

During the period of trusteeship, the UNE Bylaws are suspended. This means that all elected officers of UNE – the National President, National Executive Vice-President, the National Executive members, Regional Teams, and Human Rights Committee – are vacated. However, local executives remain in their positions.  

PSAC’s NBoD has appointed a Trustee and an Administrator to oversee the operations of UNE, and they will report to PSAC’s National President and to the NBoD.   

The Trustee will assume the responsibilities normally carried out by the elected officers and will work with UNE staff to restore the component’s capacity.  

UNE members should continue to contact their local representative or their UNE National Labour Relations Officer for representation assistance. The component’s operations will continue during this period and PSAC is dedicated to assisting UNE members and staff through this transition. 

Supporting UNE’s more than 27,000 members remains PSAC’s top priority. We are working to ensure UNE members receive the strong, effective representation they deserve. 

Dear Passport Members,

The recently announced workforce cuts have directly impacted UNE membership. Many of you are facing uncertainty, reduced opportunities, and unfair treatment. You are not alone.

📞 Please join us for a Passport National Call

🗓️ Tuesday, September 23, 2025
💻 ZOOM LINK: https://ca01web.zoom.us/j/69416573656?pwd=BogiVcZJOHawEeStB5PO1vOD5slmPU.1

Passcode:450141

To protect your rights and hold the employer accountable, UNE is filing a group grievance on behalf of all affected Passport members. By standing together, we amplify our voices and strengthen our case.

🖊️ We are inviting you to sign on to this grievance.
✅ Your participation ensures your concerns are formally represented and that management hears us loud and clear.

👉 Visit the Passport Corner for the latest updates and the link to sign on to the grievance.

📩 If you have questions or need support before signing, please contact your Local President or email us at PPT@une-sen.org.

🤝 In solidarity,

Greetings,

Please note that the next National Executive meeting will be held October 28-30, 2025, at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Locals are welcome to send observers to attend the executive meetings; however, all associated expenses will be covered by the respective Local.

In accordance with UNE Bylaw 2, Sec 7: “Locals may send observers to executive meetings, at the expense of the Local”.

Should your Local have any item to be placed on the agenda for this meeting, please contact your Regional Vice-President and provide them with the necessary information in order that they could be in a position to place this matter before the Executive. 

In solidarity!

Are you a young worker looking to make a difference, build connections, and shape the future of your union? Come join the Union of National Employees (UNE) Young Workers Committee!

This is your space to:

• Amplify your voice
• Learn your rights in the workplace
• Build leadership skills
• Organize fun and powerful campaigns
• Be part of a vibrant community of changemakers!

The Young Workers Committee is a place to grow, support one another, and act on the issues that matter most to us; workers’ rights, mental health, climate justice, equity and inclusion.

You do not need experience, just your passion, curiosity, and ideas. The future of the labour movement needs YOU!

Our union recognizes anyone 35 and under as a young worker. To express your interest in joining the Young Workers Committee, please send a short message to Éric Poitras, Chair of the committee, at this address: eric.poitras@une-sen.org.

Interested? Let us know by Friday, September 19, 2025.  Our first meeting will be held before the end of September. Do not miss this chance to help shape the future of our union and connect with other inspiring young workers!

Union siblings,

Air Canada workers are on the line fighting for fairness and they deserve our full support. Instead of defending the workers and upholding the basic right to free and fair collective bargaining, the government has chosen the opposite path: silencing workers, siding with corporate interests, and undermining the very principles they claim to stand for.

Let us be clear: this kind of interference is no better than the strong-arm tactics of the Conservatives. It is Trump-style politics, heavy-handed, anti-worker, and beneath any government that pretends to value democracy. The Liberals have lost their way. They no longer represent their own values, and the shame of that failure falls squarely on them. Minister Haju’s decision to force workers back sets a dangerous precedent for future negotiations with this government.

We must stand shoulder to shoulder with the Air Canada workers. Their fight is our fight. When collective bargaining is trampled in one workplace, every union and every worker is weakened. But when we unite, when we denounce injustice loudly and publicly, we show that workers cannot and will not be ignored.

In Solidarity, 

Your Union of National Employees