The Union of Safety and Justice Employees would like to extend its sincere congratulations to the newly named Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon. Given the role that many of USJE’s members play in Canada’s North, and the fact that many of the federal departments and agencies that USJE’s members work for serve disproportionately high … Read more
Today, June 21, 2021, is the 25th national anniversary of celebrating the heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. For as far back as oral histories can tell us, Indigenous people around the world have marked the summer and winter solstices in ceremony, ritual and celebration. Here in North … Read more
The Union of Safety and Justice Employees, which represents federal Correctional employees, including Parole Officers, is calling on the Correctional Service of Canada to immediately reinstate the Community Correctional Liaison Officer program, or police liaison program. This call follows incidents of increased gang violence this past spring which have seen a provincial Correctional Officer killed … Read more
Congratulations to USJE member Lorraine Rousseau who was elected Regional Executive Vice-President (REVP) for PSAC North at the PSAC Regional Convention over the weekend. Lorraine, from USJE Local Y0118, Yukon RCMP, looks forward to serving all PSAC members in the North, saying it is a great opportunity for the North. “We are not a very … Read more
As part of the National Joint Council (NJC) cyclical review, the Travel Directive will be revised in Fall 2021. The purpose of the Travel Directive is to provide a framework meant to reimburse employees for reasonable expenses incurred while travelling on government business. The reviewing process differs from traditional collective bargaining. To ensure that we succeed in … Read more
Congratulations to the USJE’s BC Region for their strong representation of USJE at the 8th PSAC BC Regional Convention, May 6-9, 2021. USJE is pleased to announce that our members were elected to five positions on the BC Regional Council of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). Kirsty Havard, USJE Regional Vice President (RVP) … Read more
At the PSAC National Bargaining Conference last week, five USJE delegates were elected to the bargaining teams. Leann Wheeler and JR Legault (who was originally elected as an alternate but subsequently appointed) were elected to the PA table. Satinder Bains and Réal Tessier earned seats at the SV table, and Alain Desroches was elected to … Read more
After months of waiting, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has rejected our request to review the taxability of Phoenix damages. This is directly due to Treasury Board’s refusal to provide CRA with a joint statement of facts which corrects CRA’s understanding of the purpose of our damages settlement agreement. In an April 27 letter from the … Read more
USJE National President Stan Stapleton and National Vice-President David Neufeld, have been in regular communication with Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) Commissioner Anne Kelly, and federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s office, regarding Ms. Kelly’s direction to Parole Officers to complete Administrative Reviews for certain Schedule I offenders. Yesterday, Commissioner Kelly granted the extension that … Read more
Dear Commissioner Kelly, We have had the opportunity to review the updates to the Commissioner’s Memo in regards to the implementation of some of the BOI recommendations. Unfortunately, we do not believe that the revisions to your most recent Memo dated March 5, 2021 properly address some of the significant issues USJE has repeatedly flagged … Read more