Union Safety Net Episode 4–Listen now!
This episode focuses on the rise of labour disputes happening across Canada.
Megan Yeadon
Info pickets – Treasury Board Directive on Hybrid Work
Rain or shine, coast to coast to coast: Across the country today, USJE held info pickets opposing Treasury Board’s new mandate requiring workers report to the office three days per week.
Information picket at La Macaza
For the past three quarters, employees have not received their transportation assistance allowance, even though corrections workers in the region are currently eligible for the allowance.
USJE visits Community Investment Initiative recipients Turning Leaf in Winnipeg
The delegation learned about Turning Leaf’s remarkable work supporting people who have confronted major barriers such as homelessness, addictions, discrimination, sexual exploitation, societal stigmas, lack of access to meaningful employment and/or resources, and behaviour that brings them into conflict with the law.
Federal Union to Highlight Investment in Turning Leaf Community Support Services in Winnipeg
On April 24, a delegation of the Union of Safety and Justice Employees will be joining Turning Leaf Community Support Services. The purpose of the visit is for USJE leaders to learn more about this remarkable community organization with which USJE has partnered through its Community Investment Initiative program.
USJE marks four years since Portapique Tragedy
April 18 marks the 4th anniversary of the tragedy of the mass casualty event in Portapique, Nova Scotia when 22 individuals lost their lives through the senseless actions of a lone gunman.
Union Safety Net Episode 3–Listen now!
From worksite safety to the housing crisis: In this episode, we’re talking to NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice (en français) and USJE RVP Laurie Ann Wesselby (in English) about issues facing workers across Canada.
Survey: Quality of life at work for Parole Officers in Canada
The Union of Safety and Justice Employees has begun a research project in collaboration with Angelo Soares, a labour sociologist and professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
Congratulations to this year’s National Public Safety Award Winners!
On April 9, the Union of Safety and Justice Employees hosted its second Annual National Public Safety Awards on Parliament Hill to recognize and celebrate the outstanding work undertaken by federal public safety personnel across the country.