USGE Regional Vice Presidents Jackie Oswald and Frank Janz from the Prairie Region travelled over 1,800 kilometers to visit USGE members in Manitoba. During their trip they visited eight RCMP detachments, many of which are located in more rural parts of the province.
USGE Commends the Work of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Charting a New Way Forward
In the wake of the release of over one hundred recommendations from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Union of Solicitor General Employees commends the Commission for its extraordinary and groundbreaking work.
Concerns raised about employee groups being designated as vulnerable and impacted
The Union of Solicitor General Employees (USGE) National office has been receiving a substantial number of emails and calls from Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs) and members concerned about the Correctional Services of Canada’s (CSC) recent strategy of designating employees working in sentence management and other employee groups as impacted and vulnerable but not deemed affected as per the Collective Agreement.
Auditor General’s Report on Offender Outcomes is No Surprise
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) employees who work in Canada’s penitentiaries every day with offenders were not surprised by many of the findings in this week’s report from the Auditor general. Major changes to federal legislation over the last decade, combined with significant budget cuts to CSC, have led to more offenders being incarcerated longer.