Megan Yeadon 
The Black Class Action Secretariat and several major unions are renewing calls to settle the lawsuit on behalf of tens of thousands of Black federal public service workers in the wake of the government’s admission the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) discriminated against its Black and racialized employees.
Negotiations to harmonize terms and conditions continue between Treasury Board and the bargaining team representing more than 1,000 RCMP Civilian Members. CMs are invited to join over 155,000 PSAC members currently taking strike votes.
Once every three years, USJE turns to Local executives with a call out for nominations for the Exemplary Service Award. That time is now! However, this year, there is something brand new! USJE is proud and excited to launch for the very first time a second award, the Human Rights Award!
In March 2022, USJE released the report, The Mental Health and Well-being of Detachment Services Assistants in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: A Qualitative Investigation, conducted by public safety expert Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli. We spoke with DSAs across Canada and this is what they had to say about the report’s recommendations.
We are in the second year of the government’s aggressive and heavy-handed plan to recover overpayments caused by Phoenix. Over the next few months, we expect more than 37,000 more current and former public service workers will receive an overpayment letter, asking for repayments for the year 2017.
Regional Vice President Heather McKinnon was in Saskatchewan again last month for a packed two-day program that aimed to oversee union business, provide updates on recent activities and promote current campaigns.
On Friday January 20, 2023 a long time USJE member, colleague and friend to many, Janice Froats passed away unexpectedly. Janice was a Parole Office at Millhaven Institution and fulfilled numerous roles at various sites within the ‘Kingston corridor’ during her decades long career with the Correctional Service of Canada when she acted as a Manager of Assessment and Intervention for the sexual offenders’ program.
