RVP Carol Osborne and Local President Jason Zambo visited the Guelph Parole Office for Local 00056s annual visit/AGM. Members across the Western Ontario Local attended in a hybrid format on November 20, 2024.
Members from the Quebec Region came together in Montreal on November 20-21 to close out USJE’s series of regional Bargaining Training conferences this fall. An efficient group of participants attending, including the National President David Neufeld, Regional Vice President Annie Blanchette, and USJE staff marked the success of the training session and lunchtime show of …
Dr. Linda Duxbury, a professor of management at Carleton University and a seasoned expert on work/life balance and remote work sat down with us to talk about the future of remote work in Canada.
On November 8th – National President David Neufeld, Regional Vice-President Kirsty Havard (CSC British Columbia) and PSAC Regional Representative Alex Vital Stuit (PSAC Vancouver Regional Office) visited Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village. Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village is on 75.326 acres of land granted to CSC under the terms of a special use permit from the Province of British Columbia. Kwìkwèxwelhp …
November 7th, 2024 – National President David Neufeld and Regional Vice-President Zoe Johnston visited the RCMP Forensics Laboratory at E Division in Surrey, British Columbia. PSAC negotiator Pierre-Samuel Proulx (from the Negotiations and Program Branch in Ottawa) attended the meeting virtually, to bring collective bargaining updates and to answer questions regarding the collective bargaining process. …
USJE was not consulted or made aware of the latest employer communication sent to employees on October 1, 2024. The Courts Administrative Service (CAS) was not initially listed as part of the Budget 2023 planned reduced spending of $14.1 billion over the next five years, starting in 2023-24, and by $4.1 billion annually after that. …
USJE members from the Prairies Region gathered in Edmonton on November 13-14 for a training session as well as a rally at the Department of Justice. The two-day training session brought together over 30 USJE members, as well as the National President, Regional Vice Presidents (Zef Ordman, Valda Behrens, Shauna Ward, Heather McKinnon, Kirk McIntosh …
An info picket was held on November 6 at Correctional Service of Canada national headquarters (NHQ) in response to a new directive advising that many regional CSC employees will soon be forced to commute to the workplace five days a week. The move is seen as unnecessary and is vigorously rejected by those affected. RVPs …
November 7th – RVP, Carol Osborne and Local President, Michelle Martin Visited the Jamieson CCC/Nova Scotia Area Office, Halifax Parole Office and Dartmouth Parole Office for Local 80073’s annual visit. This was in addition to holding the AGM in a hybrid format for members across the province to attend. RVP Osborne reported on her consultations …
On October 31st, 2024 – National President David Neufeld and RVP Heather McKinnon were at the Winnipeg PSAC Regional Office to participate in the Annual General meeting for USJE Local 50131. This local represents USJE members who work in the departments of Justice and Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) in Winnipeg. The meeting, conducted …