USJE-PSAC’s discussions with Premier Danielle Smith, cabinet ministers, and members of the Official Opposition resulted in invitations for these elected officials to meet with USJE’s leaders so they can better understand the realities for USJE’s operational personnel who live in Alberta and work with the RCMP.
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USJE Develops Campaign to Protect Jobs at RCMP in Alberta
Dear USJE members: The Union of Safety and Justice Employees has kept a close watch on Bill 49 which was…
Union of Safety and Justice Employees holds rally to keep RCMP in Alberta
“Rural policing in Alberta needs the experience of a more robust RCMP, not a costly and uncertain transition to a provincial police force.”
Opinion: Provincial police force isn’t the answer to organized crime or addictions in Alberta
Last week, Premier Danielle Smith announced in her mandate letters to cabinet members that she is likely forging ahead with the establishment of a provincial police force. During her leadership campaign, Smith endorsed her predecessor’s preoccupation with having a “made-in-Alberta” police force to respond to rural and urban crime.
National President David Neufeld joins RVP Valda Behrens and USJE member Deborah Wiens in meeting with Alberta Minister of Education LaGrange on keeping RCMP in Alberta
National President David Neufeld joined Regional Vice-President (RVP) Valda Behrens and USJE member Deborah Wiens in Red Deer, Alberta, on May 6, for a meeting with Alberta Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange to discuss the importance of keeping the RCMP in Alberta.
Public Safety Union launches campaign to stop the transition to a provincial police force
The Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE) — which represents over 17,000 federal public safety employees, including several thousand that work for the RCMP throughout the country — has launched a campaign in Alberta to oppose the provincial government’s potential plans to sever ties with the RCMP in favour of a proposed provincial police force.
Alberta RCMP members speak out against proposed transition to provincial policing
USJE executive members and staff met with RCMP members in Alberta on February 10 (via Zoom) to discuss concerns around the…
Protect Jobs in Alberta: Tell the Alberta government to keep the RCMP
Former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has stated his intention to potentially transition Alberta from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to…