Updates
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Divisional Roll-out of RCMP ASPR Project
Following discussions between RCMP Organization Classification and Federal Policing Officers, we now have deadline dates for the completion of the ASPR Project. Because the Federal Policing re-engineering project is currently at different stages of completion at the Divisional level, the following dates have been provided.
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Some good news for USGE’s Managers Assessment and Intervention and Parole Officer Supervisors
CSC will soon be sending out a letter to those USGE members who were recently de-excluded and who were advised that union dues would be deducted retroactively to March 1, 2014. It has been determined that union dues deductions were started prematurely and therefore CSC will be advising members that deductions will be suspended for the months of May and June and resumed on July 1, 2014 for those affected members.
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Target benefit plans: the latest attack on workers’ pensions
The Conservative federal government has launched an unprecedented attack on the retirement security of all Canadians. Their proposal is to push target benefit pension plans on federally-regulated workers that have defined benefit plans.
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CSC and USGE launching grievance pilot project
USGE and the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) are embarking on an 11-month pilot project that will change the way grievances are handled for USGE members, that should help in improving the response times and that should lead to the overall reduction of outstanding grievances at all levels.
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MAI and Parole Officer Supervisors raise new concerns
There have been more questions raised with the recent integration of CSC Managers, Assessment and Interventions (MAI) and Parole Officer Supervisors into USGE. Our newest members are, understandably, upset that they are now seeing union dues being deducted from their cheques, retroactive to March 1, 2014.
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Creation of Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC)
Legislation was introduced today that will centralize and coordinate the provision of support services to some administrative tribunals through a new, single organization called the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC). Of particular interest to USGE is the inclusion of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to the list of tribunals.
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