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March 19th – National President David Neufeld and RVP Bill Bailey visited Collins Bay Institution in Kingston, Ontario to tour the medium-security site, meet with USJE members and connect with the Warden. Collins Bay Institution first opened in 1930 as a medium-security facility under the name “Preferred Class Penitentiary (Ontario)”. On April 1, 2013, Collins … Read more
January 28th – National President David Neufeld and Regional Vice-President Patrick Ménard (CSC Québec) visited the Federal Training Center (FTC) located in Laval, Québec. This was President Neufeld’s first visit to the FTC. Local President Patrick Tétrault (USJE local 10024) welcomed the USJE representatives and led the visit. The Federal Training Centre is the oldest … Read more
November 21, 2024 – RVP Carol Osborne and Local President JR Legault visited the Barrie Parole Office for the annual visit of Local 00079. RVP Osborne reported on her consultations with the recent change in CSC’s direction on Presence in the Workplace. RVP Osborne advised that she has been assured by the Region that there … Read more
Novembre 19 – National President David Neufeld, accompanied by RVP Annie Blanchette, the Communications team and a representative of the Local, Maryse Louhis, had an opportunity to visit several sectors of the RCMP headquarters in Westmount. The visit, organized in cooperation with the head of C Division’s Labour Relations team, Erika Lacasse-Courchesne, allowed USJE representatives … Read more
RVP Carol Osborne and Local President Jason Zambo visited the Guelph Parole Office for Local 00056s annual visit/AGM. Members across the Western Ontario Local attended in a hybrid format on November 20, 2024.
On November 8th – National President David Neufeld, Regional Vice-President Kirsty Havard (CSC British Columbia) and PSAC Regional Representative Alex Vital Stuit (PSAC Vancouver Regional Office) visited Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village. Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village is on 75.326 acres of land granted to CSC under the terms of a special use permit from the Province of British Columbia. Kwìkwèxwelhp … Read more
November 7th, 2024 – National President David Neufeld and Regional Vice-President Zoe Johnston visited the RCMP Forensics Laboratory at E Division in Surrey, British Columbia. PSAC negotiator Pierre-Samuel Proulx (from the Negotiations and Program Branch in Ottawa) attended the meeting virtually, to bring collective bargaining updates and to answer questions regarding the collective bargaining process. … Read more
An info picket was held on November 6 at Correctional Service of Canada national headquarters (NHQ) in response to a new directive advising that many regional CSC employees will soon be forced to commute to the workplace five days a week. The move is seen as unnecessary and is vigorously rejected by those affected. RVPs … Read more
November 7th – RVP, Carol Osborne and Local President, Michelle Martin Visited the Jamieson CCC/Nova Scotia Area Office, Halifax Parole Office and Dartmouth Parole Office for Local 80073’s annual visit. This was in addition to holding the AGM in a hybrid format for members across the province to attend. RVP Osborne reported on her consultations … Read more
On October 31st, 2024 – National President David Neufeld and RVP Heather McKinnon were at the Winnipeg PSAC Regional Office to participate in the Annual General meeting for USJE Local 50131. This local represents USJE members who work in the departments of Justice and Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) in Winnipeg. The meeting, conducted … Read more