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Saturday marked the commencement of the election of delegates to the PSAC bargaining teams. The elections for the following positions were held for all bargaining tables TC, EB and SV as the PA members discussed and prioritized bargaining input.
For the last ten years, USJE Regional Vice-Presidents (RVPs) have been appointed as members on the RCMP’s National Policy Health and Safety Committee (NPHSC). For most of those years, not only did USJE RVPs sit on this committee, they were often the co-chair of the committee. The NPHSC’s mandate is to be the principal forum … Read more
As workload continues to grow, resources and support to our members is dwindling. Recently, in response to increasing work demands and unreasonable requirements for in-office presence, Parole Officers in Quebec united to put an end to the voluntary supervision of field placement students. Despite failing to address the root cause of the Parole Officers’ concerns, … Read more
Members from the Quebec Region came together in Montreal on November 20-21 to close out USJE’s series of regional Bargaining Training conferences this fall. An efficient group of participants attending, including the National President David Neufeld, Regional Vice President Annie Blanchette, and USJE staff marked the success of the training session and lunchtime show of … Read more
USJE was not consulted or made aware of the latest employer communication sent to employees on October 1, 2024. The Courts Administrative Service (CAS) was not initially listed as part of the Budget 2023 planned reduced spending of $14.1 billion over the next five years, starting in 2023-24, and by $4.1 billion annually after that. … Read more
USJE members from the Prairies Region gathered in Edmonton on November 13-14 for a training session as well as a rally at the Department of Justice. The two-day training session brought together over 30 USJE members, as well as the National President, Regional Vice Presidents (Zef Ordman, Valda Behrens, Shauna Ward, Heather McKinnon, Kirk McIntosh … Read more
More than 30 USJE members, USJE National President David Neufeld, Regional Vice Presidents Kirsty Havard, Zoe Johnston and Jeff Sandelli and staff participated in the Pacific Regional Training in Vancouver, November 5-6, and held a spirited rally at the Department of Justice. RVP Havard and RVP Sandelli kicked off day one with an introduction to … Read more
On October 24th, USJE National President David Neufeld, Vice President Lynette Robinson and Regional Vice President Sonia O’Brien-Colterman (NCR – RCMP) participated in the RCMP National Labour Management Consultation Committee meeting at the RCMP National Headquarters office. Hybrid Work Model in the RCMP Several bargaining agents highlighted the challenges with the Treasury Board’s Direction on … Read more
To mark World Mental Health Day and highlight USJE’s efforts to ensure that more federal public safety personnel have access to Worker’s Compensation for mental health related workplace injuries, USJE hosted a special reception on Parliament Hill.
At the invitation of National President David Neufeld, Jasmin Breton, Chief Human Resource Officer from the RCMP came to address USJE’s National Executive as part of USJE’s semi-annual National Executive meetings in Ottawa.