Updates

USJE Appeals to federal Public Safety Minister to Halt Proposal to replace USJE Members with Inmate Labour in federal Correctional facilities as Budget Saving Measure 

The Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE) has directly appealed to the federal Public Safety Minister, the Hon. Gary Anandasangaree, to intervene with the federal Correctional Service after learning of a management request to find savings through replacing paid Correctional staff with inmate labour in federal institutions.  In order to meet the government’s demand for …

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Union Safety Net S2 : EP8 – Blair Doucet Youth Summer Camp

Summer kids’ camps typically focus on sports or the arts. However, in New Brunswick, there is a unique camp for teenagers that focuses on union education.   Blair Doucet, the past president of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour, believed that youth involvement was crucial to a strong Labour movement. He identified a need to expand …

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USJE-PSAC Complete Tour in Edmonton to Protect Jobs at the RCMP

The final day of the week-long site visit tour concluded with a visit to the Wetaskiwin RCMP detachment. The USJE-PSAC team had also planned to visit the Leduc RCMP detachment, but due to the labour dispute at Air Canada, elected officials had to depart early to avoid any disruption.  Seven USJE members were in attendance and …

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USJE and PSAC tour RCMP worksites and meet politician and RMA staff 

On August 14, National President David Neufeld, RVP Valda Behrens, PSAC-Prairies Regional Executive Vice-President Marianne Hladun and USJE Communications Director Sébastien Bezeau continued the joint advocacy campaign to protect jobs in Alberta. The day consisted of site visits to the RCMP Post Garage and West Campus in Edmonton and two separate lobbying meetings.  To begin the …

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USJE-PSAC continue touring Edmonton area to protect jobs in Alberta

The team from USJE and PSAC continued touring RCMP workplaces in the Edmonton area on August 12 to promote the joint campaign AlbertansForRCMP. The union representatives and staff met with USJE members who work in RCMP detachments located in the communities of Lac La Biche, Bonnyville and St. Paul.