Arbitration date set for PSAC-USJE members at CSIS
After months of waiting, we’re pleased to share that a date has finally been set for our arbitration hearing, now scheduled for March 10, 2026.
Updates
USJE continues advocacy for Alberta RCMP at the Rural Municipalities Trade Show
On November 18, USJE Regional Vice President Valda Behrens and a member of the USJE Communications team attended the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) trade show. The event, part of RMA’s fall convention, welcomed over 800 delegates from 69 counties and municipalities across Alberta, the highest attendance for the event since RMA started in 1909. Delegates include town councilors, mayors, reeves, ministers, municipal staff, and other stakeholders.
USJE Local 30011 celebrates a first – hosting an MP tour of Grande Cache Institution
On Monday Nov. 10, Member of Parliament William Stevenson joined five members of the USJE Local 30011 Executive to tour Grande Cache Institution. Local USJE representatives shared their serious concerns regarding the upcoming federal budget cuts and how these cuts will affect our USJE members, and consequently Canadian public safety. Among other areas, MP Stevenson … Read more
USJE Regional Conference in Quebec City
To cap off USJE’s 2025 Regional Conferences, 16 representatives of USJE Quebec Locals met in Quebec City on Nov. 18 and 19, 2025. Delegates discussed USJE’s major directions and campaigns, they participated in workshops on the Workforce Adjustment Appendix, on USJE’s Triennial Convention, and they explored pay equity issues and key components of the Canada … Read more
USJE Representatives attend the PSAC Atlantic Access Summit in Halifax
USJE RVP Carol Osborne and USJE Local 60001 President Caroline Morais-Gregan attended the PSAC Atlantic Access Summit in Halifax, NS from November 14th – 16th, 2025. There were 20 participants from across the region from PSAC Components and the DCLs.
USJE Local President meets with Abbotsford MP about Presumptive Injury, federal cuts
Local President Alan Otrosina (Local 20141—Ferndale Penitentiary) met with Member of Parliament Brad Vis (Mission-Matsqui-Abbotsford) on November 12.
Union Safety Net S2 : EP11 – Understanding collective bargaining with Treasury Board a.k.a. the Government of Canada
In this episode of the Union Safety Net, we take an in-depth look at the collective bargaining process between one of Canada’s largest public sector unions, the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and the Government of Canada. More specifically, the union members employed by the Federal Treasury Board. We often hear from union members: Why … Read more
USJE Delegation Participates in PSAC’s Northern Federal Workers Roundtable
The PSAC North Region held a Northern Federal Workers Roundtable in Yellowknife, NWT, from November 13 to 14. This was an opportunity for Northern federal workers (from 7 Components of the PSAC) to meet face-to-face and to have in-depth discussions on working conditions, bargaining objectives, legislative issues and other topics relative to living and working … Read more
USJE RVPs attend African Canadian Experience Workshop in Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia
Regional Vice Presidents Carol Osborne and Laurie Ann Wesselby attended the African Canadian Experience (ACE) Workshop held in Upper Hammonds Plains from November 3 – 6, 2025.
RVP Osborne and Local President Martin visit Truro Parole
On November 7, RVP Carol Osborne and Local President Michelle Martin visited the Truro Parole Office for the Annual Local Visit of Local 80073, which covers all of Nova Scotia.