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Your USJE National Executive has donated $10,000 to the Village of Lytton in southern BC to help them rebuild their beautiful town. The town was almost completely destroyed by fire on June 30, 2021, including most homes and almost all of the infrastructure. While the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, temperatures … Read more
USJE continues to advocate strongly that all departments should be developing plans to include telework as part of the New Normal, wherever possible. In addition, USJE is clearly putting forward that the development of these plans must involve consultation with the union. USJE’s recent survey of members indicated that: 88% of respondents have been successful … Read more
USJE executive members and staff met with RCMP members in Alberta on February 10 (via Zoom) to discuss concerns around the possible transition from the RCMP to a provincial police force in that province. If Premier Jason Kenney goes ahead with the transition, it could mean a major disruption in policing services for over 700 … Read more
More than 600 federal Parole Officers have written to the Commissioner of Correctional Service Canada Anne Kelly asking her to investigate their unsustainable workloads. Frontline staff have for too long been faced with increasing surges in case management activities without any corresponding increase in human resources. The online petition took place over a two-week period … Read more
USJE Member, Tyler Morehouse, has worked with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada in Yellowknife since 2017. He presently works as a Crown Witness Coordinator (CWC). The job of a CWC requires members to travel to remote communities so all CWCs in the North take wilderness training to ensure they’d survive were they stranded in … Read more
As a way to ensure the safety of members, USJE has developed a short survey. This survey asks members how often you are working at your workplaces, and how safe you are feeling in your workplaces. Of course, we have also included a few questions about the present omicron wave and any safety measures required. … Read more
Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has stated his intention to potentially transition Alberta from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to a provincial police force instead and is expected to make a final decision by this Spring. If the Alberta government chooses to go down this path, this could result in a major disruption to … Read more
It is USJE’s position that federal employees of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) – who are represented by the Union of Safety and Justice Employees – and who are required by the employer to take a rapid test should be paid 15 minutes overtime to do so. These tests should be conducted at home … Read more
USJE offers its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Leslie Kenneth (Ken) Veley. He was USJE Regional Vice-President from 1990 to 1999 and National Vice-President from 1993 to 1996. He received USJE Honourary Membership in 2006. Read the obituary here.
MONTREAL, QC – Members of the Union of Security and Justice Employees (USJE) will be distributing a leaflet to the membership this Thursday, from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., to address the lack of concrete direction from the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) to protect the health and safety of employees with respect to COVID-19. Patrick Ménard, … Read more