Take Action – Treasury Board Directive on Hybrid Work
On May 1, the Treasury Board of Canada mandated that all federal public service employees must be at the physical work site a minimum of three days per week, starting in September. On May 14, USJE held info pickets at sites across Canada to further express our opposition to the mandate.
This generic policy continues to lack nuance in terms of an individual’s work realities and ignores the widely used technological innovations already in place.
USJE is urging its members to immediately reach out to the President of the Treasury Board, Minister Anita Anand, to express their opposition to a ‘one size fits all’ approach.

USJE Rejects CSC’s New Case Management Network
For many years now, the Union of Safety and Justice Employees has been insisting that the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) undertake a comprehensive review of the Community Parole Officer Resourcing Formula (CPORF).
Despite USJE’s best efforts to have a productive dialogue with CSC on the creation of a better funding formula, CSC insisted on pursuing a formula review that was too narrow in scope and didn’t properly acknowledge the significant concerns of many Community Parole Officers.

Union Safety Net Episode 4–Listen now!
This episode focuses on the rise of labour disputes happening across Canada. We chatted with Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress, and Professor Martin Petitclerc from L’Université du Québec à Montréal about striking workers and the changing labour landscape.
Listen now at unionsafetynet.ca

USJE Leadership and Communications Team visit RCMP members
Alberta
Day 1 – Cochrane and Didsbury
Day 2 – Innisfail and the Sylvan Lake
Day 3 – Maskwacis and K Division HQ
Ontario
National Capital Region

MPs Ferreri and Bezan tour Osborne Community Correctional Centre with President Neufeld and RVP Sandelli
On May 3rd, Member of Parliament (MP) Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough-Kawartha) and MP James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman) met with National President, David Neufeld, Regional Vice President, Jeff Sandelli and other USJE representatives for a tour of the Osborne Community Correctional Centre (CCC) in Winnipeg, MB.

CSC Indigenous Members’ Survey
Following our CSC Indigenous members’ Town Hall and Roundtables, we have developed a survey for our CSC Indigenous members. If you are a CSC Indigenous member, please complete our survey by June 30, 2024.

Upcoming events
USJE National Local Presidents Meeting
Ottawa, June 11-12, 2024
Regional Training 2024
Pacific – Vancouver, Nov 6-9
Prairies – Edmonton, Nov 12-15
Ontario – Ottawa, Oct 15-18
Quebec – Montreal, Nov 18-21
Atlantic – Moncton, Oct 7-10
USJE Equity Conference
Halifax – May 26-30, 2025

Treasury Board bargaining: Have your say in the next round of negotiations
As the first step in this process, we need to hear from you.
What would you like to see in your next collective agreement? This is your opportunity to share your ideas with us. Your participation is crucial to our strength as a union.
2024 PSAC National Triennial Convention
From May 26 to 31, 2024, the PSAC Triennial Convention will be held at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. USJE will be present with a delegation of over 50 individuals.
To keep USJE members in touch with what is happening, the Communications team will keep a close eye on the proceedings and votes. We’ll be posting daily updates on social media and on the USJE website. Follow us and don’t miss a beat!