Updates
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It’s Scholarship Time at USJE!
If you are a USJE member in post-secondary studies or have a child, spouse, partner, or dependent going to college or university, USJE is offering a total of six scholarships this year. The deadline for all scholarships is Tuesday, February 1, 2023.
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National VP Robinson, DAs secure workplace commitments with RCMP Assistant Commissioner in Newfoundland
National Vice-president Lynette Robinson and three Detachment Assistants (DA) from Newfoundland and Labrador met with the CO of B Division, Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Ebert, in St. John’s.
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Reminder for Treasury Board members: Moratorium lifted on automatic leave cash-out
Please be advised that the pay out of excess compensatory/ lieu/ travel leave banks as of September 30 will be paid on the pay of November 9 and will be identifiable on your pay stud under M40. However, CSC has also discovered that in some cases, the most current salary rate was not used in the calculation and the amounts to be paid represent an underpayment to the affected employees.
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USJE stands in solidarity with CUPE
The constitutional right of Ontario workers to free collective bargaining is under attack. If the Ford government can use the notwithstanding clause to simply impose a contract on them, then all workers in Ontario can have their bargaining rights taken away.
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CSC Evaluation Division to review operational model at Joyceville Institution this fall
After months of continued pressure from USJE and frontline staff at Joyceville Institution, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) signalled in October that their Evaluation Division is conducting a special study of the operational model at the Joyceville Assessment Unit (JAU) to better understand how the model functions and its results.
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Leaders visit Justice/PPSC Halifax and Nova Institution: concerns around workload and hybrid work environment
A site visit at Justice/PPSC in Halifax and Nova Institution allowed USJE leaders to meet with front line members and managers, who heard our concerns about workload and the “new normal.”
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