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Frontline rehabilitative staff must help shape protocols if early releases from federal penitentiaries is to happen safely.
April 3, 2020 (Ottawa), The Union of Safety...
Refusing work due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Can I refuse to work due to COVID-19?
Yes. If you reasonably believe that your health and safety are in danger, and that the...
Correctional officer at Port-Cartier Penitentiary gets COVID-19
Alexie André Belisle for Radio Canada
Published on March 26, 2020, at 2:01 PM
A correctional officer at the Port-Cartier Penitentiary is one of three...
Public Service Health Care Plan changed due to Covid-19
The Government of Canada has implemented temporary changes to the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP). These new measures are designed to help plan members...
Recent Safety Measures released by CSC regarding COVID-19
This week CSC Commissioner Kelly released the following two key documents pertaining to the safety of CSC employees and COVID19:
Memo - Active Screening
Covid-19 Checklist
...All PSAC Regional Conventions Postponed
In keeping with recommendations from both local and national health authorities regarding COVID-19, PSAC has made the difficult decision to suspend the remaining four PSAC...
Direction to USJE CSC members being asked to work in positions other than their own
As you know, presently, we are in an exceptional situation that has been declared a public health emergency. It is important that we support our...
Telework: Government clarifies “critical services”
Last week PSAC asked the government for clarification on the use of the term “critical services” and how it relates to exceptions to telework.
In...
Urgent Letter from USJE National President to CSC Commissioner Anne Kelly
The Union of Safety and Justice Employees has been actively working with the Correctional Service of Canada to ensure that every employee can be accommodated...
CAS employees are being asked to work from home to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Following direction received on the emerging novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), CAS employees are being asked to work from home. This direction applies to all employees,...
COVID-19 - Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) Update
Communique # 7 - Message from the Commissioner: Information about COVID-19
The evolving situation related to COVID-19 will naturally be a source of concern for employees...
Update from Kathleen Roussel, George Dolhai and David Antonyshyn of PPSC on COVID-19
We are writing to provide you with a comprehensive update on the PPSC’s approach to the current COVID-19 situation.
The public health risk associated with...
Dear colleagues,
As we know, we continue to operate in a rapidly changing environment. I am writing to share new information and remind you of...
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Update as of March 14, 2020 from RCMP Commissioner, Brenda Lucki
I want to thank all of you for your professionalism, support and patience as we work to ensure the continuity of operations and support for...
Update on COVID-19 from CSC Commissioner Anne Kelly
I understand that COVID-19 is on everyone’s mind. I want to assure you that we are taking this situation seriously and monitoring it carefully. Our...
It is with great sadness that we share with you the passing of Danielle Belleau (retired RVP for NCR, USJE) on Friday, February 28th, 2020.
...Canada’s Correctional System Close to Breaking Point
Le Soleil, February 27, 2020
The case of Eustachio Gallese, who will plead guilty Thursday to the murder of Marylène Lévesque, has highlighted weaknesses in Canada’s...
Move to Phoenix delayed for RCMP employees in wake of public outcry
Buckling under public pressure, the federal government has agreed to delay moving RCMP civilian members onto the disastrous Phoenix pay system.
In an email sent out...
Today, I wrote Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu to share with him my serious concerns regarding his unacceptable and misogynistic comments made during a French language interview...
Strike votes for Treasury Board bargaining units begin March 16
National President Chris Aylward has authorized strike votes for members of the PA, SV, TC and EB bargaining units following the release of...
A list of PSAC's top Phoenix-related bargaining demands
Aside from compensation for Phoenix damages, the impact of the Phoenix pay system is a central bargaining issue for each of PSAC’s federal public service...
USJE Statement on the Eustachio Gallese case
Updated version - Issued on February 10, 2020
The Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE) was extremely saddened to hear about the recent murder of...
USJE Newsletter and a Message from your President
Check your e-mail for our most recent Newsletter that went out yesterday or read it below.
Happy New Year! I hope this finds our USJE members...
USJE requires a Strategic Content Specialist
Position Title: Strategic Content Specialist
Classification: Band 8 ( $76,050 to $85,594)
Reports to: The Senior Advisor, and the Director, Policy, Projects and Media
...New resource available for USJE members affected by Phoenix
USJE recently created a new resource for members who have been affected by Phoenix. This resource sheet outlines the escalation process and what steps members...
A Holiday Message from your USJE President
I’d like to wish a peaceful and happy holiday season to all USJE members and your families. Thank you for your hard work and know...
IT’S TIME TO APPLY FOR USJE’s SCHOLARSHIPS!
If you are a USJE member in post-secondary studies or have a child going to college or university, USJE offers a total of four scholarships...
Pressure to release offenders earlier to the community, changes to key rehabilitative programs and inadequate staffing to supervise offenders are putting communities and workers at...
Saint John halfway house understaffed, union says after another offender walks away
Nicholas Dylan McNamara left the Parrtown Centre for the second time this year, police announced
CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2019 10:07 PM AT |...
PSAC marks 20th anniversary of pay equity victory
Twenty years ago, on October 29, 1999, PSAC won a long-running battle with Treasury Board over pay equity for federal public service workers. The union’s...
USJE encourages all members to vote today!
It’s Election Day! USJE encourages all members to get out and vote! Polls are open for 12 hours as below:
Newfoundland Time 8:30 a.m. –...
Stronger Together - USJE's 2020 National Triennial Convention in Newfoundland
Plans are in full swing for USJE’s upcoming Eighteenth Triennial National Convention in St. John’s, NL from Tuesday July 7 to Friday July 10, 2020.
Registration is open for PSAC’s 2020 National Women’s Conference
PSAC’s 2020 National Women’s Conference entitled: “Women have power: Let’s Use It!” is happening in Ottawa from April 3-5, 2020. The objectives of this Conference...
What you need to know: RCMP civilian members to join federal public service in less than a year
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Civilian Members will join the federal public service in less than a year. We understand that many of you still...
USJE changes how it processes Phoenix grievances
Over 200,000 workers and their families are still suffering financial and emotional fallout from the Phoenix pay system disaster. The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s...
Mentoring Young Women in Public Safety Career Opportunities
Thanks to Kirsty Havard RVP BC (CSC), USJE had the opportunity this month to help mentor young women in potential careers in public safety...
A new initiative - “RESPECT Wednesdays” by USJE Local 00039 (CSC) at Joyceville Institution - encourages members to wear their RESPECT buttons and dress in...
Raise your hands in celebration and support of Pride!
USJE and PSAC are committed to recognizing and celebrating the contributions of union members from the LGBTQ2+ communities.
It is pride season and it is...
USJE urges participation in CSC workload review survey
USJE is encouraging all Institutional Parole officer to complete a Corrections Service Canada survey on workload review. The study has been extended until Friday, July...
USJE Urges Senators to Vote in favour of Bill C-83
Today, USJE National President Stan Stapleton reiterated his support for Bill C-83 on behalf of thousands of public servants from Correctional Service of Canada who...
USJE is pleased to launch our new video series made possible by participants who were interviewed at our 2018 National Local Presidents’ Meeting. The videos...
Today USJE is excited to launch our new Membership Handbook to USJE members across the country!
Your Local Executive will be distributing complimentary printed copies...
USJE Parole Officer Report – In the News!
On May 16, a new USJE report highlighting the concerns of Canadian parole officers met with resounding pickup by Canadian media outlets. National broadcast and...
Winnipeg Local hosts Operational Stress Injuries event for members
On May 10, USJE local 50081 (Winnipeg) held an extremely successful mobilization event focusing on Operational Stress Injuries. Dr. Sarah J. Chaulk, Assistant Professor in...
OTTAWA (May 16, 2019) – A national survey of Canadian parole officers conducted by the Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE), a federal public...
It's your chance to get creative!: Create a slogan for Convention 2020!
A little over a year is left before USJE’s 18th National Triennial Convention (St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador July 7 – 9, 2020), and we...
Spread the word: time is running out for a fair deal
The following article was reposted from PSAC:
We’ve been at the table with Treasury Board for nine months – and frankly – time is running out.
Trudeau’s...
Some of you may have heard about the terrible Ottawa transit bus crash that occurred a couple of months ago on January 11, 2019. Three...
Parole Officers Raise Concerns about Public Safety
Reprinted with permission from the Telegraph-Journal, March 21, 2019. Story by Noushin Ziafati
St. John – Community correctional centres (CCCs) across Canada have been a...
USJE’s 2019 Scholarship Winners
USJE is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019-2020 Academic year Scholarships. The four recipients of $2,500 each to assist them in obtaining their...
PSAC member gets maximum damages in sexual harassment case
The following article was reposted from PSAC:
In an unprecedented decision, the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (FPSLREB) ordered the Canada Revenue Agency...
International Women’s Day: It's time for affordable child care
Happy International Women's Day from USJE!
One of the first national days to recognize the role of women workers was February 28, 1908 in honour of...
USJE Members Meet with Canada’s Public Safety Minister
On January 31, 11 CSC Parole Officers from across the country joined USJE union representatives in Ottawa for a meeting with Canada’s Minister of Public...
USJE invited to present to the Senate Committee on Human Rights
The Senate Committee on Human Rights is presently studying the human rights of prisoners in the federal correctional system to investigate access to mental health...
It is with sadness that USJE shares the news of the passing of Todd Woytiuk
It is with sadness that USJE shares the news of the passing of Todd Woytiuk, Regional Rep in the PSAC London Regional Office and husband...
Phoenix Day of Action: On 3rd anniversary, PSAC to mobilize for damages and more progress
This article was reposted from PSAC.
Three years after the launch of the Phoenix Pay System, thousands of PSAC members continue to be plagued by pay...
PSAC members invited to test potential Phoenix replacements
This article was reposted from PSAC
This week marks the next step in the government’s quest to find a replacement for the disastrous Phoenix pay...
Major Phoenix victory: no more gross payback for overpayments
PSAC President Chris Aylward made the following statement:
“Public service workers scored a major victory today after years of pressure from PSAC and its membership. The...
Holiday Message from your President
I’d like to wish a peaceful and happy holiday season to all USJE members and your families. Thank you for your hard work and dedication...
PSAC declares bargaining impasse as federal government tables 2-year wage freeze
The following article has been reposted from the PSAC website:
The federal government tabled a series of offensive counter-proposals in the latest talks between the Union...
PSAC declares bargaining impasse as federal government tables 2-year wage freeze
The following article has been reposted from the PSAC website:
The federal government tabled a series of offensive counter-proposals in the latest talks between the Union...
USJE remembers victims of gender-based violence
December 6th is one of the most important commemorative days in the Canadian calendar. Many of us still remember where we were when we heard...
PSAC secures reversal of Harper-era legal changes affecting collective bargaining, sick leave
The following article is reposted from the PSAC website:
Following a long campaign by PSAC, Bill C-62—An Act to amend the Federal Public Sector Labour...
USJE National President Stan Stapleton presented on Bill C-83 to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security yesterday. The new legislation...
It’s one of the most important - and recognizable - cultural icons of today.
The Rainbow Flag is a symbol of pride representing LGBTQ2+ communities...
Phoenix: Government to Correct Membership Dues Errors Tomorrow
For several years, the Phoenix payroll system has been incorrectly collecting membership dues from nearly 150,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada. Thousands...
The School that USJE Helped Build
When Ronald Chavarria and wife Jazmín Lopez, visit the Gilberto Siles school in the Masaya region of Nicaragua, they are met with a joyful rush...
Canada's federal correctional system has a strong foundation
Stan Stapleton, President of the Union of Safety and Justice Employees, The Hill Times, Wednesday October 17, 2018
Working to prepare federal prisoners to return safely...
USJE President Stan Stapleton weighs in on CTV coverage of new laws for prison reform
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale introduced new legislation yesterday that proposes new rules for how federal inmates are separated from the general prison population. Bill...
Phoenix System and Membership Dues Correction: What You Need to Know
*Please note that this matter is being handled by PSAC. If you have any questions, please refer to PSAC’s Frequently Asked Questions. Should the answer...
Today, we remember Louise Pargeter
Today, we remember Louise Pargeter, a USJE member who died on October 6, 2004, while performing her duties as a Community Parole officer in Yellowknife....
Victory: PSAC wins major improvements to Public Service Dental Plan
After lengthy negotiations and an arbitration process, PSAC has won a major victory for the Public Service Dental Care Plan, which will result in substantial...
Remembering USJE Honorary Member Rick Grovet
We are saddened to learn of the passing of USJE Honorary Member Rick Grovet on Sunday, September 23. Rick was a Correctional Officer and former...
Trudeau government has a distinctly different vision for federal Corrections
Op-ed from Stan Stapleton, President of the Union of Safety and Justice Employees, Published Hill Times, Monday September 17, 2018
Three weeks ago, Minister Goodale...
CSC Commissioner Anne Kelly’s Mandate letter addresses many USJE member priorities
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodall has shared his mandate letter with the newly appointed Commissioner of Correctional Services of Canada Commissioner, Anne Kelly.
The...
Treasury board lays out path forward as it takes lead on replacing Phoenix
KRIS MCDAVID Miramichi Leader
August 30, 2018
Federal employee union members protest the problem-riddled Phoenix pay system in front of Moncton's federal building in this file...
The grand opening of the Jamieson Community Correctional Centre in Dartmouth, NS.
By Carol Osborne, USJE RVP, based on a speech by Robyn Gay, USJE Local President
The grand opening of the Jamieson Community Correctional Centre in...
RCMP civilian members have voice in Treasury Board bargaining
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) civilian members will have their voices heard during the next round of negotiations with the Treasury Board of Canada, their...
Send a message to your MP about bargaining
After more than two years of hardships under Phoenix, USJE members continue to show up to work every day and deliver the services Canadians depend...
Senate Finance Committee dismayed over Phoenix
"Public Services and Procurement Canada must identify priorities for processing outstanding pay requests and must establish targets for the time to process these requests" is...
USJE welcomes Karine Kergoat as new RVP for Quebec
USJE would like to welcome Karine Kergoat as the new Regional Vice President for Quebec. She takes over from Yvon Barrière who was elected as...
Supreme Court Rules 5-4 In Janus Union Fees Case
The US Supreme Court has delivered a blow to workers in the US with a ruling that strips public sector unions of their ability to...
Bargaining Update: Technical Services (TC) Bargaining
PSAC’s Technical Services group include federal public service employees who hold skilled technical positions such as engineering and scientific support positions, technical inspectors, photographers, enforcement...
Bargaining Update: Operational Services (SV) group bargaining proposals
The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Operational Services (SV) group includes employees responsible for the operation of federal buildings and services, including firefighters, tradesworkers, storespeople,...
Bargaining Update: Education and Library Science (EB) group bargaining proposals
The EB group includes employees responsible for education, education support and library services. The EB bargaining team exchanged bargaining proposals with the employer last May,...
Bargaining Update: Program and Administrative Services group table specific proposals
The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Program and Administrative Services (PA) group includes employees responsible for program administration, information services, communications, secretarial services, office equipment,...
Bargaining Update: PSAC proposes important gains in Treasury Board bargaining
Collective bargaining with Treasury Board resumed this week and PSAC put forward its common proposals for all Treasury Board groups, which cover about 90,000 workers...
PSAC formally requests the launch of a public inquiry on Phoenix
PSAC formally requests PM launch public inquiry on Phoenix
National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Chris Aylward, has written to Prime Minister Justin...
New financial losses covered by claims process: what you need to know
PSAC website
May 11 2018
The Treasury Board claims process for Phoenix has recently been expanded to cover financial losses caused by Phoenix related tax implications for...
Grievance resolved: Calculation of supervisory differential and inmate training differential
On September 6, 2013 the employer revised their methods of calculating the supervisory differential (SD) and inmate training differential (ITD) earned on acting assignments, causing...
Union rallies against Phoenix pay system at finance minister's T.O. office
From the Toronto Sun (article available in English only)
May 4 2018
Hundreds of members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) protested in Toronto...
PSAC not calling on members to boycott National Public Service Week
April 27, 2018
On April 20th, Robyn Benson, National President of the PSAC, informed all components and regional executives that PSAC is not calling for...
USJE members honoured with the 2018 Magali Picard Award
USJE would like to congratulate three of our members and one of our Regional Vice Presidents on being honoured by the Quebec PSAC Comité des...
USJE’s Equity Committee: A Historic First!
USJE’s Equity Committee poses with our new USJE flag.
The USJE Equity Committee met for the very first time at the beginning of January this year....
USJE donates $5,000 to Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Assistance Program on Jersey Day
The National Executive of the Union of Safety and Justice Employees unanimously approved a donation in the amount of $5,000 to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey...
USJE members fill five spots on PSAC bargaining teams
Nestor Galarnyk (SV), Laurie Ann Wesselby (SV), Arliss Chute-Ibsen (EB), and Dawn Staruiala (PA). Not pictured: Roger Duffy (PA)
In a significant development this week, five...
Phoenix and taxes: what you need to know
PSAC Website
March 21, 2018
Now that tax filing season is in full swing, PSAC wants to remind its members in the federal public service about some...
Congratulations to the winners of our recent draw!
In January 2018, USJE encouraged all members to ensure they had an updated profile with us so...
A Phoenix victory: government to delay recovery of overpayments, emergency pay
PSAC Website
12 March 2018
In response to pressure from PSAC, the federal government has finally agreed to halt recoveries of overpayments, emergency salary advances (ESA) and...
Budget 2018 - What's in it for USJE members?
The 2018 Federal Budget was released on Tuesday, February 27th, and there are a number of items that would, if properly implemented by the government,...