admin The pension plans for the RCMP and the Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) are broadly very similar. They are both defined benefit pension plans with benefits that are almost identical. Members in almost every situation will see a seamless transition from one plan to the other.
Canada’s public safety minister has ordered the federal corrections service to prepare a report on what it’s doing to prevent harassment by and of employees — a move that comes as one union is lambasting the response to high-profile harassment issues at Edmonton’s maximum-security prison.
Over the past few months, USGE members have learned about a number of key changes that CSC is making in relation to the management of inmates/offenders both in the institution and the community.
Civilian Members of the RCMP who are pay-matched to PSAC/USGE bargaining units and will be deemed public service employees as of April, 2018 are invited to attend our first ‘welcome to PSAC/USGE!’ webinar.
Our USGE family has suffered a great loss with the unexpected passing of Sister Tanisha Pascal-Nelson. Tanisha was the Local President of Toronto CSC Community, Local 00079. Above all else Tanisha was an amazing person.
On Wednesday June 7, USGE Local 20091 held a cake and coffee event in Abbotsford, BC, with apples and water for our more health conscious members, to encourage our members to boycott the government’s National Public Service Week – NPSW – (June 11 to 17, 2017). Local 20091 also provided information on the Bill C-27 and reminded our members that the employer has not yet signed our contracts.
On May 26th, USGE National President Stan Stapleton, and USGE RVP Lynette Robinson as well as other USGE members, family and friends arrived in Nicaragua to build a school in El Puma.
USGE President, Stan Stapleton, and USGE Atlantic RVP, Lynette Robinson, as well as other USGE members, friends and family arrived in Nicaragua on May 26th, to begin their 10-day volunteer experience with SchoolBOX!
On May 26th, USGE National President Stan Stapleton, and USGE RVP Lynette Robinson as well as other USGE members, family and friends arrived in Nicaragua to build a school in the community of El Puma.
USGE RVP and Chair of USGE’s Scholarship Committee, Jan Hauck, presented one of USGE’s Louise Pargeter scholarships to the mother of a scholarship recipient. Sarudzai Mashazhu member of USGE Local 00089 was presented with the scholarship as well as with a USGE jacket, for her daughter Munashe Sithole.