The first episode focuses on presumptive injury, with guests Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli and USJE RVP Kirsty Havard.
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USJE Hosts Parliament Hill Breakfast on Improving Mental Health Supports for Federal Public Safety Personnel
At the breakfast, USJE noted that its 18,000 members work in crucial public safety roles for various departments and agencies under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Public Safety Canada, the Minister of Justice and the Attorney-General of Canada.
Presumptive Injury Campaign: Consider Sharing your experience with us
USJE has been engaging all political parties to highlight why the changes to the federal legislation (GECA) are urgently required. As USJE continues to seek all party support to adopt these changes, we are inviting USJE’s members to consider sharing their personal stories regarding the challenges you or your colleagues continue to face while seeking support or access to Worker’s compensation for mental health related injuries.
USJE Seeking Applicants for its National Health and Safety Advisory Committee
USJE is currently seeking applicants for its National Health and Safety Advisory Committee.
USJE meets federal Minister LeBlanc to discuss proposed changes to federal legislation to protect the mental health of federal Public Safety Personnel
This past week, USJE’s Health and Safety Advisory Committee met in Ottawa for its regularly scheduled In-Person meeting to discuss progress on USJE’s efforts to implement key changes to the federal Government Employees Act.
National Executive Develops Three-Year Strategic Plan
During the week of October 23, USJE’s National Executive met to establish a three-year strategic plan which will equip and empower the Union to advance its key priorities.
Protect public safety personnel: contact your MP
USJE is seeking all party support for the proposed changes to GECA, as quickly as possible, so that the thousands of federal public safety personnel who keep Canadians safe everyday, are no longer left behind to suffer in silence when they develop an occupational stress injury.
Urgent Changes Sought to Federal Legislation which Excludes Public Safety Personnel from Compensation for Mental Health Injuries
Today in the House of Commons, Peter Julian, MP for New Westminster-Burnaby (British-Columbia) introduced a Private Member’s Bill in support of the Union of Safety and Justice Employee’s longstanding call to ensure more federal public safety personnel have access to Worker’s Compensation for mental health related injuries.
Federal Opposition MP informed on USJE’s Presumptive Injury Campaign and other public safety personnel concerns
USJE is actively connecting with federal members of Parliament across the country to seek their support in making crucial changes to federal legislation—the Government Employees Compensation Act (GECA) that would enable federal public safety and justice employees to access presumptive injury workplace compensation.
Member Nicole Akhenak discusses Presumptive Injury concerns with Edmonton MLA
USJE member Nicole Akhenak met with Edmonton MLA Kaycee Madu on September 10. She approached the conservative MLA with a copy of the Presumptive Injury report. Nicole reminded the elected official that provincial legislation is too restrictive and fails to cover many of our USJE members.