Megan Yeadon 
National President David Neufeld was in Saskatchewan to learn more about how USJE at the national and regional levels can better support the locals and to address workplace issues.
Today, the Canada-wide Union of Safety and Justice Employees released a new report on Canadian parole officers entitled, The Mental Health and Well-Being of Canadian Federal Parole Officers: A Qualitative Investigation.
USJE is pleased to announce the recipients of the USJE Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. Each student will receive $2,500 to go towards their post-secondary education.
Virtual town halls, Parole Officer overtime, MP meetings and more
National President David Neufeld visited the RCMP Sylvan Lake Detachment in central Alberta on May 6 with Regional Vice-President (RVP) Valda Behrens to meet with local members and to better understand their current working conditions and provide an update on national campaigns undertaken by USJE.
National President David Neufeld joined Regional Vice-President (RVP) Valda Behrens and USJE member Deborah Wiens in Red Deer, Alberta, on May 6, for a meeting with Alberta Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange to discuss the importance of keeping the RCMP in Alberta.
The time has come for Parole Officers to stand up together and follow their Collective Agreement by requesting paid overtime. In doing so, CSC will have no choice but to account for the workload that Parole Officers are facing and not just count on federal Parole Officers (USJE’s members) to simply put in for compensatory time.
It’s been 20 years since the federal government officially recognized Asian Heritage Month, but Asian and Asian-Canadian workers have been contributing their labour – and organizing for workers’ rights – for at least 200 years before that.
National President David Neufeld and Yukon Regional Vice-President Nicole Gibson flew to Whitehorse last week to see firsthand how members are doing during the Covid pandemic and the issues they face working in the North.
The right to strike is fundamental and this May Day, PSAC is renewing the call for federal, provincial and territorial governments to introduce anti-scab legislation to protect the collective bargaining rights and the safety of all workers in Canada.