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USJE helps bring summer camp to Kingston kids
USJE’s donation to Youth Diversion Program’s 2020 summer camp program has given more children in the Kingston, Ontario region the chance to experience...
GET OUT TO VOTE ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH!
The federal election is just over two weeks away on Monday September 20th, and the outcome is hard to predict.
As a federal public service...
USJE community investment initiative helps bring stability to at-risk youth
In February 2020, the Miramichi Youth House’s application for USJE Community Safety and Outreach funding was selected to receive $20,000 towards the operation...
USJE member Yvon Barriere re-elected PSAC Quebec REVP
Congratulations to USJE member Yvon Barriere who was re-elected PSAC Regional Executive Vice-President (REVP) for Quebec at the recent PSAC Quebec Regional Convention.
Many USJE members...
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...
USJE Recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day
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.
...Leading Public Safety Union calls for reinstatement of Police Liaison program
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...
USJE Member Lorraine Rousseau elected PSAC REVP and Samuel Bourget voted NWT Director for the North
Congratulations to USJE member Lorraine Rousseau, who was elected Regional Executive Vice-President (REVP) for PSAC North, and to Samuel Bourget, who was voted Territorial Director...
Have your say: input call for the cyclical review of the Travel Directive
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...
USJE members elected to five positions at PSAC BC Regional Convention
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...
Five USJE Members elected to Bargaining Teams, with one member elected as alternate
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...
Phoenix: Damages ruled taxable as Treasury Board refuses to cooperate
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...
USJE wins extension for Parole Officers on Administrative Reviews
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...
USJE demands an immediate suspension of the direction provided in the recent CSC Commissioner’s Memo
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...
FAQ: Phoenix damages compensation *UPDATED*
MARCH 3, 2021
MARCH 2, 2021
To find out if you are eligible for Phoenix...
PSAC and USJE to represent RCMP Civilian Members
RCMP Civilian Members will be able to rely on PSAC and the Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE) for representation in workplace disputes beginning...
USJE speaks to the systemic pressures faced by Parole Officers
(USJE National President Stan Stapleton and VP David Neufeld, 2016)
On Monday, February 1, 2021, USJE National President Stan Stapleton and USJE...
Update on Correctional Service of Canada Response to Joint BOI Report Findings
Since the release earlier this January of the findings from the joint Board of Investigation report into the tragic death of M. Levesque, the Correctional...
USJE Mourns the passing of Dan Drocholl
It is with great sadness that USJE shares the following message from USJE Member Liz Drocholl regarding the passing of her partner, USJE Member and...
USJE Calls for Access to Vaccinations for all Front-line Correctional Employees
Over the past few weeks, USJE has been strongly advocating for access to COVID-19 vaccinations for all of our front-line members. We have repeatedly spoken...
A Holiday Message from your USJE President
Dear USJE Members,
What a year it’s been... I want to thank each and every one of you for going above and beyond to keep...
USJE RCMP members urged to act soon to be eligible for compensation in Tiller harassment settlement
If you are a female or female identifying Public Safety Employee (PSE) who works or has worked for the RCMP, you may be eligible for...
USJE announces new scholarship to honour Diane Leduc-Doran
Diane Leduc-Doran was a beloved, long-standing and devoted employee at the USJE National Office. We unfortunately lost her in 2017 due to complications of Lyme...
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....
USJE mourns the passing of Kevin Schell
It is with great sadness that USJE has learned of the sudden passing of USJE member Kevin Schell. Tragically, Kevin drowned on Monday during the...
Ratification votes: What you need to know
PSAC members in the following bargaining units will soon have an opportunity to vote on their respective tentative agreement:
Treasury Board
Program and Administrative Services...Bravo to our bargaining teams and the negotiations team!
Please note the following has been emailed to members and posted on our national website and social media.
Deal reached for Phoenix damages,...
To: Deputy Heads, Heads of Agencies (including separate Employers), Presidents of Regional Federal Councils, Heads of Human Resources
We are clearly entering a...
USJE’s response to CSC’s update on the Correctional Services Special Duty Allowance issues
On June 5th, 2020 USJE posted an update on our website as we felt our members deserved one regardless if the news was negative or...
Picture taken from the House of Commons HESA web page.
Monday afternoon, USJE National President Stan Stapleton and USJE National Vice-President David...
10 Ways to Celebrate Pride Month in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on Pride organisations worldwide with hundreds of marches and events cancelled or postponed. But that doesn't mean...
USJE mourns the passing of Stéphane Lampron
It is with great sadness that USJE learned of the sudden passing of USJE member Stéphane Lampron, an instructor at Drummond Institution in Québec and...
Correctional Services Special Duty Allowance Issues – USJE Update
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USJE has been, and continues reminding Correctional Service Canada (CSC) of their responsibility to ensure that employees are paid accurately and on time....
Anti-Black racism: It's everyone's fight
"Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere"
– Martin Luther King Jr.
Once again a spotlight has been put on systemic anti-Black racism in the justice...
This is what a successful return-to-workplace plan looks like
PSAC is working hard to make sure the federal government takes every necessary precaution to ensure that the return to federal offices and workspaces across...
COVID-19 and the Federal Prison Situation in Quebec: a disaster in the making
Over the past month, USJE has been working to highlight the challenges that our staff have been confronting at several Correctional Service of Canada institutions,...
Bordeaux Prison: detention conditions are improving, but concerns remain
Métro Montréal May 11, 2020 | By: Zacharie Goudreault
Photo: Pablo Ortiz/Métro
Prison conditions for inmates at risk of having contracted the coronavirus are improving...
Coping with COVID-19 Stress – a webinar to support mental health
To support our members’ mental health in these particularly stressful times, USJE would like to draw your attention to an online Town Hall on coping...
CSC Postpones Leave Year End to May 2, 2020
Please see below for a message from CSC regarding postponing leave year end.
In light of the current situation, we understand the challenges that employees...
USJE and PSAC pushing back on behalf of CSC Pharmacy Technicians
Due to the pandemic, CSC approached your union to discuss how we could find a way to separate pharmacy technicians in each location to reduce...
Message from National President, Stan Stapleton, on the recent tragedy in Nova Scotia
On behalf of the entire USJE family, I would like to express my deep condolences to our members in Nova Scotia and across...
13 USJE CSC Members diagnosed with COVID-19
As of midnight on April 16th, 89 CSC employees were confirmed to have COVID-19.Of these, 13 are USJE members (1 AS, 1 CR, 1 GLMAN,...
PA group: Summer leave request deadline extended due to COVID-19
PSAC has successfully negotiated an extension to May 15, 2020 for members of the PA group to submit summer leave requests in light of the...
CSC issues face masks and modifies practices
CSC issuing face masks
After a sustained effort by the Union of Safety and Justice Employees last week, Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) issued...
Recently CSC released a new memo entitled, “URINALYSIS PROGRAM – COVID-19 – TEMPORARY CHANGES” (dated March 24th, 2020).
In this memo, it identifies the following direction...
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...