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.
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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.
International Women’s Day: Women belong at the table
National USJE Executive meets to move agenda forward
Between March 1st and 4th, 2022, USJE’s National Executive met in Ottawa to move USJE’s agenda forward. During this meeting all…
Media Release: Leading public safety academic Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli released findings from her report: ‘The Mental Health and Well-being of Detachment Services Assistants in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: A Qualitative Investigation.’
March 7 2022: In a virtual press conference earlier this morning, leading public safety academic Dr. Rosemary Ricciardelli released findings from…
Media Advisory: Crucial Workplace Improvements Needed for Hundreds of RCMP’s Detachment Services Assistants, Mostly Women, across Canada
OTTAWA, ON – The Union of Safety and Justice Employees (USJE) will be convening a virtual press conference on Monday, March 7,…