Updates
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New year brings heightened safety concerns for Canadians
As we close out 2016 and reflect on the changed international political landscape, Canadians are notably worried about the state of public safety.
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USGE’s concerns re: Parole Officer Continuous Development (POCD) training
On December 1st USGE met with senior management at a Correctional Services NLMCC. We had a full discussion about Parole Officer Continuous Development (POCD) training that is scheduled for this fiscal year as well as the 2017-2018 training.
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Communiqué to current and past USGE members re: the Merlo/Davidson RCMP sexual harassment suit settlement
As many of you may have seen in the news, the RCMP recently announced that it had settled two class-action sexual assault, harassment and bullying lawsuits with current and former employees.
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Watch USGE’s latest video
Last week, USGE launched our latest, one minute, video on Parliament Hill. This video was developed as part of USGE’s ambitious National Public Safety Campaign to ensure that more Canadians and decision-makers understand the key work USGE members do.
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USGE President to tour Edmonton Max in wake of disturbing reports of bullying and sexual harassment
USGE President, Stan Stapleton, along with Nancy Peckford (USGE’s Director of Policy, Projects and Media Relations), and Zef Ordman (USGE Regional Vice President) will travel to Edmonton to meet with USGE members about disturbing reports of sexual harassment and bullying at the maximum-security Edmonton Institution.
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USGE’s position on Parole Officer training
USGE’s National President, Stan Stapleton, will be meeting with Don Head, the Commissioner of Correctional Service Canada on December 1st to discuss a number of relevant items to our membership, including the on-line training that is presently being offered to Parole Officers.
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