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As we close out 2016 and reflect on the changed international political landscape, Canadians are notably worried about the state of public safety. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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. 

As President of the Union of Solicitor General Employees, a nationally based labour union with four thousand members in the nation’s capital, it makes sense for us to help. Our community cares deeply about this issue. Two weeks ago, more than a thousand people showed up at the mayor’s community forum to learn about sponsoring Syrian refugees.

The Union of Solicitor General Employees (USGE) welcomes the opportunity to work with Canada’s newly elected 42nd Parliament. In particular, we are eager to promote better understanding among government and opposition MPs regarding the valuable work USGE members do in keeping Canadians safe and secure.

The objective of the Administrative Support Positions Review (ASPR) is to review and update the roles and responsibilities of administrative support positions across the Force within Federal Policing and Contract and Aboriginal Policing. Since the last communiqué, progress has been made across the Divisions and the first round of deadlines has been met.

On July 7, members from USGE Local Archambault, along with their president, Janine Beaulieu, held an “information picket” at the entrance of the Ste-Anne-des-Plaines complex. Members of the Local handed out over 200 leaflets denouncing the cuts at CSC.