Updates

As USJE has discovered in its ongoing meetings with MPs, the topic of PSP mental wellness is not of bureaucratic debate, but rather a topic of interest across party lines, which was evident at the CIPSRT event with 26 MPs in attendance from across all Federal parties.

USJE wishes to identify similarities between CPORF and LEAN management methods. USJE condemns vigorously and opposes LEAN type management in the workplace. USJE therefore wishes to ensure that no resource allocation is akin to this type of management. 

If you are a USJE member in post-secondary studies or have a child, spouse, partner, or dependent going to college or university, USJE is offering a total of six scholarships this year. The deadline for all scholarships is Tuesday, February 1, 2023.

National Vice-president Lynette Robinson and three Detachment Assistants (DA) from Newfoundland and Labrador met with the CO of B Division, Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Ebert, in St. John’s.

Please be advised that the pay out of excess compensatory/ lieu/ travel leave banks as of September 30 will be paid on the pay of November 9 and will be identifiable on your pay stud under M40. However, CSC has also discovered that in some cases, the most current salary rate was not used in the calculation and the amounts to be paid represent an underpayment to the affected employees.

The constitutional right of Ontario workers to free collective bargaining is under attack. If the Ford government can use the notwithstanding clause to simply impose a contract on them, then all workers in Ontario can have their bargaining rights taken away.

After months of continued pressure from USJE and frontline staff at Joyceville Institution, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) signalled in October that their Evaluation Division is conducting a special study of the operational model at the Joyceville Assessment Unit (JAU) to better understand how the model functions and its results.

A site visit at Justice/PPSC in Halifax and Nova Institution allowed USJE leaders to meet with front line members and managers, who heard our concerns about workload and the “new normal.”

RVP Wesselby shared concerns around the workloads of members within CSC and how it is affecting their mental health and work life balance. Petitpas Taylor, having been Minister of Health during the first Trudeau government, was particularly interested on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the membership.

National Vice-President Lynette Robinson and three Detachment Assistants from J Division held a virtual meeting with Assistant Commissioner DeAnna Hill to discuss the Ricciardelli report on DSA mental health.