National President David Neufeld visited several Locals in the Prairies recently to see how USJE members are finding work under the Employer’s “new normal” plans and to learn more about how the union could better support them at the national level.
Updates
USJE members’ teamwork saves colleague during stroke
Here is a dramatic story of how quick thinking and teamwork saved a colleague.
Info Picket in BC
Members in the Fraser Valley got up early on March 25th! They set up an info picket in Agassiz, BC to talk to their co-workers on the way in to work about bargaining, contracting out, and fair wages.
USJE continues to fight for members who want to work from home
Throughout the pandemic, USJE fought to ensure the smallest footprint possible in our members’ workplaces so as to keep our members safe. What was learned from the resulting small footprint is that the vast majority of USJE members can successfully meet their work objectives by working, at least partially, from home.
Op-Ed by Valda Behrens
In so many ways, Alberta feels like it’s at a crossroads. The intense focus on Premier’s Kenney’s leadership is generating lots of different reactions, not surprisingly. We are nothing if not a passionate, fiercely independent province that likes to do things its own way.
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.
USJE demands safer working conditions for Food Service Officers in CSC Kitchens
USJE members at five federal institutions across Canada participated in separate information pickets this month to demand that the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) provide safe working conditions in their kitchens.
March 21: No room for racism in our workplaces, unions, and communities
Give us our slogan for National Convention 2023 and win a $200 USJE Store voucher
Send us your slogan ideas for National Convention 2023 in Whistler, BC, for a chance to win $200 to spend in the USJE Store.
Crucial workplace improvements for RCMP Operational Support staff, largely women, needed to improve public safety for all Canadians
Earlier today, Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli and I had the opportunity to share key insights into Canada’s first ever exploration of occupational stress injuries among Detachment Services Assistants (DSAs) working for the RCMP.