admin The National Day of Mourning, held on April 28, has been established to remember those who have lost their lives, or suffered injury or illness on the job. It also recognizes those who have worked tirelessly to prevent exposures, injuries and fatalities on the job and to celebrate their victories.
Shortly after PSAC National President Robyn Benson sent a letter to Minister Scott Brison, President of Treasury Board, asking about fair treatment of RCMP civilian members, we received Treasury Board’s written commitment to provide pay-matched civilian members with the pay increases recently negotiated by their comparators in the core public administration.
The federal government says it’s trying to figure out how much its troubled electronic pay system has shortchanged the unions representing thousands of civil servants facing unforeseen pay issues.
PSAC/USGE has been taking political action to address the interests of the CM community. Since initiating those efforts, we’ve received encouraging commitments from Treasury Board and the RCMP with respect to pay-matched CMs on the issue of pay increases.
Robyn Benson, National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), on behalf of PSAC and its component, the Union of Solicitor General Employees (USGE), sent a letter to the President of the Treasury Board, Minister Scott Brison, to raise concerns regarding fair treatment for the RCMP civilian members who will become part of the federal public service.
National President Stan Stapleton encourages community and institutional parole officers to participate in training related to the CSC’s pilot project known as DRAOR (Dynamic Risk Assessment for Offender Reintegration).
On April 5, 2017, the RCMP Commissioner broadcast information confirming a Treasury Board approved pay package that will be provided only to regular members of the RCMP, and not to civilian members. It is PSAC/USGE’s position that RCMP civilian members should also receive their long expected pay package, without delay, and that the rationale that has been provided by the employer for withholding it is not defensible.
In recent weeks, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) announced that work is under way to implement a pilot project for the Dynamic Risk Assessment for Offender Reintegration (DRAOR) institutional and community scales.
PSAC received notice from the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board (PSLREB) on March 20, 2017, that PSAC and others unions /associations have been granted intervenor status in the matter of CUPE’s applications to represent LES-TOs and PO-TCOs (Telecommunications Operators).
On March 16th, CBC launched Keeping Canada Safe, a high-profile, eight-part documentary series featuring everyday heroes. Hamza Al-Baghdadi, one of our USGE members, was interviewed about his work as a Parole Officer.