On Tuesday, October 31, USJE had its first opportunity to meet with RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme at a scheduled National Labour Management Committee meeting (NLMCC).
The meeting lasted nearly four hours and covered a whole host of issues that USJE had raised for the official agenda.
Francophone USJE members across Canada in the WP-03, WP-04 and WP-05 classifications who work in community and institutional settings are invited to an information and discussion session in the next few days.
USJE Regional Vice Presidents Jeff Sandelli and Patrick Ménard served as key subject matter experts during an important meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security on November 22.
National President, David Neufeld, and Regional Vice-President, Zoe Johnston conducted several site visits together in the Southeast District of British Columbia to engage the membership and discuss USJE’s six priorities.
National President David Neufeld, Regional Vice-President, Zoe Johnston (BC RCMP, Justice, PPSC) and Regional Vice-President, Kirsty Havard (BC CSC institutions) toured Fraser Valley Institution for Women and Pacific Institution multi level institution for men.
National President David Neufeld and Regional Vice-President Zoe Johnston conducted two site visits with USJE members in Whitehorse, Yukon. The visit focused on the two locals from RCMP M Division Detachment and the Justice and Public Prosecutions Services of Canada (PPSC)
RVP Heather McKinnon met with Churchill – Keewatinook Aski MP Niki Ashton for a follow-up meeting after the two initially met earlier this spring.
In March 2022, USJE released a report entitled: “The Mental Health and Well-Being of Detachment Services Assistants”. This report contains 12 recommendations meant to improve the occupational experiences of DSAs.
Now, 20 months later, we want to evaluate if these recommendations are being implemented, and whether you feel your workplace experience is improving.
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.
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.