Union Safety Net | Le filet de sécurité syndical

A conversation between David Neufeld, National President of USJE and Mr. Talal Dakalbab, Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada. ** Une conversation entre David Neufeld, Président national du SESJ et Monsieur Talal Dakalbab, Commissaire du Service correctionnel Canada.

On this bilingual episode, we’re going to be discussing food safety and agricultural research with two elected officials of the Agriculture Union, a Component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada.  Milton Dyck and Patrick St-Georges from the Agriculture Union tell us more about Food Safety First.  ** Dans cet épisode bilingue, nous allons aborder les thèmes de la sécurité alimentaire et de la...

On this bilingual episode of the Union Safety Net, we are joined with members who were elected as Bargaining Team Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada and bargain on behalf with the employer, the Treasury Board of Canada. ** Dans cet épisode bilingue du balado Le filet de sécurité syndical, nous recevons des membres qui ont été élu-e-s à l’équipe de négociation de l’Alliance de la fonc...

PSAC: Government's 4-day in-office mandate an insult to workers https://psacunion.ca/governments-4-day-office-mandate-insult-workers USJE:  In-office mandate is this government’s way to rub salt in an open wound https://usje-sesj.com/en/in-office-mandate-is-this-governments-way-to-rub-salt-in-an-open-wound/

Joint Learning Program: https://www.jlp-pam.ca/ Programme d'apprentissage mixte: https://www.jlp-pam.ca/  

Dans cet épisode du balado du Filet de sécurité syndical, nous examinons en détail le processus de négociation collective entre l'un des plus grands syndicats du secteur public canadien, l'Alliance de la fonction publique du Canada, et le gouvernement du Canada. Plus précisément, les membres du syndicat employés par le Conseil du Trésor fédéral. Nous entendons souvent les membres du syndicat poser...

https://psacunion.ca/workforce-adjustment

In this episode of the Union Safety Net, we take an in-depth look at the collective bargaining process between one of Canada’s largest public sector unions, the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and the Government of Canada. More specifically, the union members employed by the Federal Treasury Board. We often hear from union members: Why does the union only bargain when the collective agreement h...

In this episode of the Union Safety Net, we take a closer look at the role of a public broadcaster. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, known as the CBC and Radio-Canada for our francophone listeners, is a Crown corporation that serves as Canada’s national public broadcaster. CBC has been in existence since 1936 and its mission is to ‘promote Canadian culture and support democratic life through...

AlbertansForRCMP.ca ServingTogether.ca

Brochure Application Form Release: Blair Doucet Youth Summer Camp: brings the labour movement to the youth of New Brunswick  

CIPSRT: https://www.cipsrt-icrtsp.ca/ Online Therapy for PSP: https://www.cipsrt-icrtsp.ca/en/treatment/online-therapy-for-psp-pspnet

On May 1, International Workers Day, the Canada Revenue Agency announced that more than 1,000 term employees in contact centres across the country will not be renewed when their contracts expire on May 16. It begs the question – how will this impact services to Canadians? We sat down with Marc Brière, National President of the Union of Taxation Employees to find out what’s going on with our taxes....

In this episode, we sat down with two women union representatives and discussed a specific job classification: the CR Group, also known as the Clerical and Regulatory Classification. This job classification is predominantly represented by women who’s earning is below the poverty line. ** Dans cet épisode, nous avons rencontré deux représentantes syndicales et discuté d'une classification professio...

Links I Liens: UFCW-TUAC https://ufcw.ca/ CLC-CTC  https://canadianlabour.ca/buy-union/ Made in Canada https://madeinca.ca/

For this episode, we are excited to host an informative discussion in both official languages for the benefit of federal public service employees wherever they live in Canada. The Work Force Adjustment Appendix, or WFA, is a mechanism enshrined in the collective agreement for many federal public service workers. In English we have Howie West, formally of PSAC, now retired and the undeniable nation...

ERRATUM :  As a result of the most recent electoral redistribution, the House of Commons will contain 342 seats and not 338. Suite au dernier redécoupage électoral, la Chambre des Communes contiendra désormais 342 sièges et non plus 338.

The Canadian Employment and Immigration Union is a fellow component union within the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and represents workers from several front-facing departments that deal with immigration, employment and public service—all crucial to Canadian society. Rubina Boucher, National President of the CEIU, talks to the Union Safety Net about the work of her members, workforce adjustmen...

This episode was recorded on January 17, 2025 /// Cet épisode a été enregistré le 17 janvier 2025

This past November, several Starbucks locations in Ontario unionized with the United Steelworkers. On this episode, we chat with Jaymi, a Starbucks employee who has been involved in this organizing drive. We discuss the misconceptions about what some consider “seasonal jobs,” and why unionizing makes sense. /// En novembre dernier, plusieurs établissements Starbucks en Ontario se sont syndiqués av...

Telework and hybrid work arrangements have become the subject of much debate in the post pandemic world. Return to office policies and mandates have workers feeling slighted by employers who seemingly overlook worker productivity. Dr Linda Duxbury, a professor of management at Carleton University and a seasoned expert on work/life balance and remote work sat down with us to talk about the future o...

Ever wondered what other union leaders are doing to engage with their local membership? We lead a discussion with four USJE local leaders from across Canada about their best practices for membership engagement. /// Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé ce que font les autres dirigeants syndicaux pour s'engager auprès des membres de leur section locale ? Nous avons organisé une discussion avec quatre dirigea...

USJE's National Public Safety Awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding work of our members across the country. In this episode, we talk to two Award recipients from the 2024 Awards, Una Gair and Pierre-Luc Gilbert, about why they were chosen and what the Awards mean to them. /// Les Prix nationaux de la sécurité publique du SESJ reconnaissent et célèbrent le travail exceptionnel de nos membr...

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 men...