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News releases or Media advisories issued
Issued by CEUDA (distributed Canadian Corporate News) across Canada, usually to every major radio, television, and print media, and sometimes locally or regionally.  CEUDA authorities for issuance of news releases or media advisories include the News Release Policy, and the NBoD Regulation 12-2.

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  2007

JAN 10

CEUDA calls for better security at the border.

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  2006

OCT 18

CEUDA Defends Senate Committee on National Security and Defence

SEPT 25

CEUDA DEMANDS APOLOGY:
MP Derek Lee Calls Border Services Officers “WIMPS”

AUG 31

CEUDA Pleased the Government is Honouring its Promise to Arm and Double-up Border

MAY 02

CEUDA Applauds the Government for Arming Border Service Officers & Doubling-up One-Person Shifts

JAN 13

Level of Distrust between Border Officers and Ottawa Getting Dangerously High - May Lead to Walkouts

JAN 10

Independent Report Confirms Customs Officers Must be Armed and Recommends Independent Investigation of CBSA Conduct

JAN 09

CEUDA Applauds NDP Border Proposals

JAN 09

Media Advisory: News Conference: CEUDA Releases Northgate Report

JAN 05

CEUDA Applauds Conservative Border Proposals

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  2005

DEC 08

Liberals Fail Border Security Test: Making Handguns Illegal Almost Pointless if Border Remains Porous and Unarmed

NOV 22

Canada Customs Call Upon Police to Secure Cornwall Border Crossing

NOV 10

Customs work refusals choke border in Windsor and Sarnia, Ontario

SEP 01

CEUDA to McLellan: secure border or get set for more work refusals

AUG 17

CEUDA to Government: protect our borders, tell Canadians truth

AUG 16

MEDIA ADVISORY: Customs Excise Union seeks truth.  What is the Government hiding from Canadians?

JUN 15

CEUDA calls on Government to implement Senate Committee recommendations

JUN 10

Canadian municipalities call for Border Patrol, CEUDA applauds

MAR 22

1,600 Vehicles Blew By Customs in 2004: CBSA; Customs Excise Union Calls for Border Patrol

MAR 21

MEDIA ADVISORY - Commons Justice Committee to Hear Shocking Evidence Supporting CEUDA’s Call for Border Patrol

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  2004

DEC 09 Customs Union Responds to Senate Committee Report on Border Crossing Security
DEC 07 Customs Officers protest against working ALONE
NOV 22 Customs Officers across Canada work ALONE
OCT 18 Customs Officer Working Alone Dies Suddenly After Being Found in Medical Distress
JULY 30 Canada Customs Reports Inaccurate Border Wait Times
JULY 28 Canadian Customs Officers do US Customs work for half the pay
JULY 07 Customs workers protest at Halifax International Airport
JUNE 30 Customs officers to protest at Ottawa International Airport
JUNE 25 Customs officers to protest at Peace Arch border crossing June 26
JUNE 25 Toronto Customs Picket Triggers Other Customs Protests
JUNE 25 Customs Workers Protest at Pearson
JUNE 24 Customs Officers Welcome Support from Harper, Liberals, NDP, CPPA, & MADD Canada
JUNE 22 Customs Officers wear jeans in protest today
JUNE 17 Customs delays across Alberta June 17
JUNE 17 Customs Officers to picket Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport June 17
JUNE 10 Customs Officers Customs Officers to picket Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge
JUNE 08 Customs Officers threaten to stop Criminal Code enforcement at border
MAY 19 Classification issues causing unrest at the border

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  2003

SEP 11

Demystifying CCRA misinformation about security spending, post 9/11 (see Background document)

SEP 08

Customs ranks swell in Ottawa, drought of Officers at border worsens

JUL 18

Staffing crisis at Canada Customs endangers economy and national security, says Customs Excise Union

APR 25

Work refusal advisory to Customs Officers, Part II, Canada Labour Code

APR 24

Union to Customs Officers: “Prepare to Withdraw your Services!”

MAR 26

Report calls for guns at border

FEB 05

Independent risk analysis and years of lobbying pay off: all Customs Officers to get tools and training

JAN 27

Union breaks Ties With Senior CCRA Managers, Tells Caplan to Carve Customs out of Revenue

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  2002

NOV 21

96% of Canada’s Customs staff have lost confidence in top CCRA managers

NOV 20

Customs Excise Union Members protest in Niagara Falls, Wed, Nov 20, 2002

NOV 01

Customs Excise Union members protest Friday, November 1, 2002

OCT 25

Recent events confirm the very dangerous work of Customs Officers

OCT 25

Customs Officers hold protest in Regina, target top CCRA managers

OCT 07

Customs Officers hold vote of confidence, target top CCRA managers

SEP 26

Customs Officers enraged with CCRA decision, can no longer ensure security at border

JUL 04

Customs must stop the exploitation of students: CEUDA and Canadian Federation of Students

JAN 04

Customs Officers upset with PSSRB decision set up information picket

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  2001

DEC 12

U.S. & Canadian Customs need to be armed to better protect border

DEC 11

Security Budget Ignored Calls for More Customs Officers Says Union

APR 18

Should Canada facilitate business? Yes! How much is the real question. Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise Attends Peoples’ Summit of the Americas in Quebec City

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  2000

NOV 01

Customs Excise Union applauds CANADA CUSTOMS decision to monitor if Customs Officers need FIREARMS

JAN 25

Canada’s Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise to Receive $400 donation from widow toward purchase of Bulletproof Vest for Windsor Customs Officer

JAN 21

Canada’s Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise to Receive 100 Bulletproof Vests from Rochester, New York, U.S. Police

JAN 21

- Charity from the U.S. - Americans donate bulletproof vests for Canadian Customs Officers

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  1999

NOV 29

WARNING !!!  Child Abductors, Drunk Drivers, Individuals Subject to Arrest Warrants, and Individuals Driving Stolen Vehicles will NOT be stopped at the border by Canada Customs this Holiday Season

NOV 29

U.S. Agencies Ready to Donate Ballistic Vests for Canadian Customs Officers Now Canadian Federal Government Too Cheap, and Unconcerned to Provide Bulletproof Vest to All Officers Without Delay


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JUL 30

Government Does Not Stop Criminals at the Border Despite Public Expectations and Law to do so.  CEUDA, the Union Representing Canadian Customs Officers, Asks Why Ottawa Would Chose to Ignore the Public and the Law

APR 14

Expect more Canada-bound Drunk Drivers on U.S. Roads

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  1998

NOV 23

AGENCY: CEUDA Demands Withdrawal of Agency Bill

SEP 18

PAY EQUITY: Message to the Liberal Party of Canada, from the Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise

MAY 14

Finally, After Decade of Lobbying by the Customs Excise Union, Law Will Give Customs Inspectors Expanded Powers Under Criminal Code

FEB 13

CEUDA Cautiously Applauds Hiring of 50 Part-time Customs Inspectors for Windsor Customs

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  1997

MAY 28

Expect Tons of Cocaine to Enter Canada: Canada Customs Sets-up Inspection-Free Ports for Commercial Shipment Direct from Mexico

MAY 16

Border Municipalities Brace Yourselves for Customs Cost Recovery: Revenue Canada Tries but Fails to Deny Customs Excise Union Allegation

MAY 14

Closure of 90% of Customs Offices and Replacement of Customs Officers with Cameras Held Off Until After Federal Election

APR 10

News Conference Advisory : the Customs Excise Union applauds the efforts of the Solicitor General of Canada, the Honourable Herb Gray, for his efforts in introducing officer powers legislation 

MAR 13

Customs Excise Union Applauds Government Introduction of Legislation to Increase Powers of Customs Inspectors

MAR 13

Customs Excise Union Announces Roger Tassé Report "Customs Officer Power Review" Released Under Access to Information

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  1996

DEC 20

Customs Excise Union Warns Canada Customs Will NOT Stop Drunk Drivers at the Border This Holiday Season

OCT 18

New National President of Customs Excise Union Douanes Accise, Ronny Moran, from Montreal

OCT 16

Customs Excise Union Deplores Students Guarding Canada's Borders

MAY 30

NEWS CONFERENCE ADVISORY: Minister Responds to Union Testimony Before Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee on Issues of Accountability

 

icon_redbullet.gif (833 bytes)  1995

NOV 07

Customs Prohibited from Stopping Drunks: Time For Change is Now

OCT 03

Customs Excise Union says Students do not Replace Police Officers Nor Should they Replace Customs Inspectors

SEP 21

Customs Excise Union Declares Project Snipe Proof that Stronger Enforcement at Border Needed

SEP 16

News Conference Advisory: Union Warns Rural Newfoundland to be Deprived of Customs Service

SEP 15

Customs Excise Union Warns Rural Canada to be Deprived of Customs Service

MAY 15

Union to Present Indisputable Proof to Senatorial Committee that International Mail System is Used for Importing Contraband

APR 20

Union Urges Revenue Canada to Increase Enforcement at Border before the "Terror in Oklahoma" Becomes a Canadian Reality

FEB 23

Canadian and American Customs Unions Seek Seats at the Working Table for the Joint Management of the Canada/US Border Accord

JAN 20

Customs Excise Union Calls on Liberal Government to Stop Systematic Closure of Postal Customs Screening Centers