USGE is pleased to invite all Quebec members to consider registering for our fall grievance handling training sessions. These sessions are part of a new pilot project that will bring one day training modules to our members.
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Information picket at Ste-Anne-des-Plaines
On July 7, members from USGE Local Archambault, along with their president, Janine Beaulieu, held an “information picket” at the entrance of the Ste-Anne-des-Plaines complex. Members of the Local handed out over 200 leaflets denouncing the cuts at CSC.
Encouraging members to support the bargaining team!
Encouraging members to support the bargaining team!
March 19th rally in Winnipeg
National Vice President, David Neufeld, with RVP, Frank Janz, participate in the March 19th Rally in Winnipeg.
The “camouflage pant” challenge
Local members from Montée St-François have decided to wear camouflage pants in support of their bargaining team and to blow the whistle on the increased risk to public safety that has been caused by way too many cuts to CSC.
Speaking out on cuts to federal public services: Guidelines for union representatives and members
Every public service worker has the right to freedom of expression and other civil and political rights which are enshrined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Constitutional rights of every public service worker are also a central tenet of the Public Service Employment Act.
Political rights of public service workers
As a citizen who is a public service worker, you have the right, protected by the Canadian Charter, to engage in political activity outside of work.
Sharing USGE’s Public Safety Message in Manitoba
USGE Regional Vice Presidents Jackie Oswald and Frank Janz from the Prairie Region travelled over 1,800 kilometers to visit USGE members in Manitoba. During their trip they visited eight RCMP detachments, many of which are located in more rural parts of the province.
USGE Commends the Work of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Charting a New Way Forward
In the wake of the release of over one hundred recommendations from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Union of Solicitor General Employees commends the Commission for its extraordinary and groundbreaking work.
Concerns raised about employee groups being designated as vulnerable and impacted
The Union of Solicitor General Employees (USGE) National office has been receiving a substantial number of emails and calls from Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs) and members concerned about the Correctional Services of Canada’s (CSC) recent strategy of designating employees working in sentence management and other employee groups as impacted and vulnerable but not deemed affected as per the Collective Agreement.