Megan Yeadon 
USJE members in Yellowknife held a rally on March 4 despite frigid temperatures first thing in the morning, drawing media attention for the “first rally at -50 degrees in 20 years.”
This decision means there will be a public and independent process to examine decades of reported discrimination in hiring, promotions, discipline, and harassment affecting Black workers.
On February 26, the Nova Scotia RCMP and the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia (BCCNS) announced a new, dedicated space for African Canadian Experience (ACE) Workshop programming as part of BCCNS’s Capital expansion.
On February 19, Members of Parliament Sukhman Gill and Brad Vis visited Pacific Institution in Abbotsford, BC alongside USJE Regional Vice President Kirsty Havard and Local 20017 Vice President Louise Shibicky.
February 19—National President David Neufeld and RVP Bill Bailey visited Warkworth Institution, in Warkworth, Ontario.
Despite the measures taken, it was announced that Workforce Adjustment will be required to meet the operational savings targeted for the RCMP under the Comprehensive Expenditure Review.
USJE Members at Henry Traill CCC – CSC Community Ontario Local 00078 Laura Holthus, Parole Officer Supervisor, and Kerri-Lynn Graham, Reintegration Worker have been recognized as distinguished recipients of the Governor General Commendation for Bravery.
RVP Osborne requested the meeting in order to ask MP Williamson about the federal budget introduced this past fall – and highlighted her concerns about the Comprehensive Expenditure Review and the impacts it will have on the federal public service employees, specifically, members represented by USJE.
