Yesterday, members of the USJE National Executive and Alex Creamer, Local President and member of the PA Group negotiating team, joined the gathering organized by the Government Services Union in front of the Metcalfe Hotel in Ottawa.  

Ninety-three days into their strike, Bank of Canada security guards continue to stand strong on the picket line, supported by union members across the country. Today, members of the USJE National Executive visited the picket line in Ottawa to show their solidarity and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the striking workers as they continue their fight for a fair collective agreement. 

Thank you to the 611 USJE members who have completed our Members’ survey to date! Our survey is open until Sunday Sept 20th – and we encourage all members to complete the survey before then! 

On September 16, USJE Members from coast to coast joined PSAC’s monthly Day of Solidarity by wearing black in support of Treasury Board bargaining teams. 

On this episode of the Union Safety Net, we’re taking a journey through the history of Canada’s labour movement. Many rights that workers enjoy today, from safer workplaces and minimum labour standards to parental leave and paid vacations, did not simply appear overnight. They were won through decades of organizing, activism, determination, and collective action.

On August 31, Regional Vice-President (RVP) Jeff Sandelli met with Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, Ginette Lavack, at her constituency office in Winnipeg, Manitoba.