On August 21, the second of a three-day tour of Ontario RCMP workplaces, President David Neufeld, RVP Bella Skalin and members of the USJE communications team met with members who work at the Newmarket Detachment. The USJE team were greeted by Officer in Charge Inspector Tim Dell’Anna.
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President Neufeld, RVP Skalin and the USJE Communications Team Meet Members at Milton RCMP Detachment
On August 20, the first of a three-day tour of Ontario RCMP workplaces, President David Neufeld, RVP Bella Skalin and members of the USJE communications team met with members who work at the Milton Detachment.
PSAC members denied 699 leave may apply for reconsideration by November 4
PSAC members who applied for and were denied 699 leave between November 2020 and March 2022 may be eligible to apply for reconsideration.
Equity Conference 2025
USJE’s 2nd Equity Conference theme is Taking Action for Equity. The conference will be held May 27-30, 2025, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We invite USJE members who are interested in attending the conference to apply by Friday, September 30, 5:00 pm EDT.
Federal Budgetary Cuts in Departments and Agencies under the Ministries of Public Safety and Justice
Departments and agencies under the Public Safety portfolio are implementing a total of $141.1M in cuts as part of the government wide mandate to ‘Refocus Government Spending’ in 2024-25.
Union Safety Net Episode 7–Listen now!
In this episode, we get to pick renowned economist Jim Stanford’s brain about the state of the Canadian economy, what can be learned from other countries, and how unions fit in nationally and internationally. Switching to a local, community lens, we then chat with Antonio Trujillo Villon of Turning Leaf Support Services, a Winnipeg-based organization that provides support to people living with mental illness and intellectual challenges, about how unions can help foster change at home.
Education on Menopause in the workplace at the RCMP
USJE National Vice President, Lynette Robinson, who serves as the Employee Co-chair for the RCMP National Health and Safety Policy Committee, raised the importance of education on menopause in the workplace at the May 21st meeting. With unanimous agreement from the Committee, a formal recommendation was made to the Chief Human Resource Officer to include education on menopause within the RCMP.
Conservative Member of Parliament Frank Caputo Tours Fraser Valley Institution
On July 29th, National President David Neufeld and Regional Vice-President, Kirsty Havard (CSC BC), attended Fraser Valley Institution (FVI) to conduct a site visit with Conservative Member of Parliament, Frank Caputo (Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo).
Public Safety Minister Visits Cowansville Institution
Dominic LeBlanc, federal Minister for Public Safety, visited Cowansville Institution, and spent considerable time visiting with USJE members at the Institution.
USJE concludes RCMP British Columbia tour
On July 26, National President David Neufeld, RVP Zoe Johnston and members of the Communications team completed their tour of RCMP sites in British Columbia with a visit to the forensic labs at E Division Headquarters and a meeting with E Division Commanding Officer, Dwayne McDonald.