National President David Neufeld had the opportunity to attend the 20th Anniversary Celebration Event for Member of Parliament, Peter Julian, on Saturday, June 29th, along with USJE Regional Vice-President, Kirsty Havard and Local Presidents Alan Ostrosina (Local 20141) and Morgan Haupt (Local 20086).
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RVP Surette Tours Regional Offices in Western Canada
RVP JP Surette visited USJE members in regional offices in Vancouver, Burnaby and Edmonton. Both the Courts Administration Service (CAS) and the Department of Public Safety have regional offices across Canada that are too small to constitute separate local unions. Each office has about 15 staff.
A Nuanced and Modernized Telework Policy for Canada’s Public Servants Ongoing Concern for Parliamentarians
RVP Sonia O’Brien-Colterman attended Ottawa – West Napean MP Anita Vanderbeld’s community event at Smithvale Stables this weekend. The two had a chance to discuss the on-going commitment by USJE to maintain and promote a nuanced and functional approach to telework for its membership.
Send a message to Mona Fortier: Immediately suspend the implementation of new Treasury Board Directive on return to worksite policies
On December 15 2022, the Treasury Board Secretariat informed departments and agencies that federal public service employees will be required to return to in-office work for a minimum of 2 to 3 days a week. The reported intent of this requirement is to ensure “consistency” across the federal public service. All departments have been directed to follow the same guidelines.
After a brutal assault, FOS need immediate safety training!
Phoenix privacy breach unacceptable, must be addressed immediately by the government
Officials at Public Services Procurement Canada were aware that the Phoenix pay system might cause privacy breaches as early as January 2016, according to media reports released yesterday.