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On Friday, May 9th, USJE National President, David Neufeld, USJE National Vice-President, Lynette Robinson, and USJE RVP, Heather McKinnon, were joined by PSAC National President, Sharon DeSousa, and PSAC REVP, Marianne Hladun, in Regina for a visit to the RCMP Depot and F Division Headquarters. This visit was conducted in support of USJE’s ongoing national … Read more
From May 15 to 17, 2025, National President David Neufeld and QC Regional Vice-President Patrick Ménard participated in the first Québec Summit on Public Safety organized by PSAC-Québec. Union representatives from various public safety organizations attended the event, in particular peace officers from Correctional Services, federal, municipal and provincial police officers, highway traffic control officers … Read more
USJE’s 2nd Equity Conference theme is Taking Action for Equity. The conference will be held May 27-30, 2025, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
PSAC has reached a tentative agreement with the RCMP. This now means that you have the opportunity to vote to accept or reject this agreement. To vote, members must be in good standing and attend a mandatory information session. This information session provides an overview of the agreement and offers the opportunity to ask questions … Read more
Dear USJE members: The Union of Safety and Justice Employees has kept a close watch on Bill 49 which was introduced by Alberta’s Public Safety and Emergency Services Minister Mike Ellis on April 7th in the Alberta Legislature. This provincial Bill, entitled “Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2025”, creates the framework … Read more
Send us your slogan ideas for National Convention 2026 in Quebec City, Quebec, for a chance to win $200 to spend in the USJE Store and an invitation as an observer to the National Convention with expenses paid by USJE. USJE is looking for a tagline that sums up what USJE and unionism means to our … Read more
Howie West, formerly of PSAC, and Erin Sirett, Lead on WFA at PSAC, discuss the Work Force Adjustment Appendix, or WFA, a mechanism enshrined in the collective agreement for many federal public service workers.
Two federal public service unions who represent RCMP employees, including the Union of Safety and Justice Employees and CUPE 104, are urging Canada’s next federal government to think very carefully about the implications of a recent proposal by outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the RCMP. Trudeau released a white paper earlier this week that contemplates having the RCMP fully withdraw from providing all policing services in provinces and territories where they serve, as well as Indigenous communities.
On February 5, 2025, USJE Equity Committee member Joe Brathwaite, who is a member of USJE Local 00079, was among invited guests to the official Government of Canada celebration for Black History Month 2025, in Ottawa.
The PSAC-TB National Bargaining Conference concluded on Sunday. Prior to closing, the PA members completed their election process and elected 3 “at large” delegates and 5 alternates.