Today, the Canada-wide Union of Safety and Justice Employees released a new report on Canadian parole officers entitled, The Mental Health and Well-Being of Canadian Federal Parole Officers: A Qualitative Investigation.
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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.
Media Release: Leading public safety academic Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli released findings from her report: ‘The Mental Health and Well-being of Detachment Services Assistants in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: A Qualitative Investigation.’
March 7 2022: In a virtual press conference earlier this morning, leading public safety academic Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli released findings from…
Media Advisory: Crucial Workplace Improvements Needed for Hundreds of RCMP’s Detachment Services Assistants, Mostly Women, across Canada
OTTAWA, ON – The Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE) will be convening a virtual press conference on Monday, March 7,…
Correctional Service of Canada: USJE advises members on lack of clear guidance against COVID-19
MONTREAL, QC – Members of the Union of Security and Justice Employees (USJE) will be distributing a leaflet to the membership…
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…
Potential early release of federal prisoners due to COVID-19: Public safety at risk without input from frontline
Frontline rehabilitative staff must help shape protocols if early releases from federal penitentiaries is to happen safely. The Union of Safety…
Canada’s criminal justice system stressed and nearing a breaking point, says a federal parole officer survey by the Union of Safety and Justice Employees
OTTAWA (May 16, 2019) – A national survey of Canadian parole officers conducted by the Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE), a federal…
Psychological Trauma Widespread In Federal Public Safety Employees
New Report Calls for Federal Measures to Protect Safety and Justice Workers Affected by Exposure to Traumatic Material Stan Stapleton – National President USGE…
Victory! PSAC gets pay increases for pay-matched RCMP Civilian members
Shortly after PSAC National President Robyn Benson sent a letter to Minister Scott Brison, President of Treasury Board, asking about fair treatment of RCMP civilian members, we received Treasury Board’s written commitment to provide pay-matched civilian members with the pay increases recently negotiated by their comparators in the core public administration.