This morning our latest video, 1999-2019 20 Years of Battles and Victories, was presented to delegates at the National General Assembly in Calgary. Please watch this video and see how
A day of debates and tributes today. Delegates discussed several important proposed constitutional amendments. The assembly took time to recognize and pay touching tributes to our newest honorary members: Luc
The second day of the NGA in Calgary. The National President and all the Presidents of the 5 regions presented their reports for the last three years. They described their
Public Safety Minister, Ralph Goodale, spoke to delegates at the 2019 National General Assembly and began by recognizing the skill and dedication of Correctional Officers whose work is done primarily
Busy first day at the National General Assembly in Calgary. It opened with a minute of silence for the fallen brothers and sisters, followed by a speech given by Minister
Over 250 Correctional officers will gather in Calgary for the 7th National General Assembly of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN). They will discuss the key issues facing correctional
Correctional Officers from Grand Valley Institution for Women rallied today in front of MP Marwan Tabbara’s office, in Kitchener, against the PNEP. They delivered hundreds of letters signed by constituents
On April 29th in Montreal, members from the Quebec Region paid a visit to the office of Justice Minister David Lametti, to deliver their message against the Prison Needle Exchange
Following the demonstration held in front of MP Bill Casey’s office against the implementation the needle exchange program at Nova Institution on the 15th of April, RP Jeff Wilkins and
On April 24th, Pacific Regional President Derek Chin and Regional Vice President John Randle met up with Member of Parliament Ed Fast of Abbotsford, British Columbia. The main topic of
On April 23rd, the Atlantic RP Jeff Wilkins, VP Olivia Tynes, and CSN advisor Sheryl Ferguson met with Trevor Holder, the minister responsible for education and labour in New Brunswick.
The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC–CSN) rallied today in front of MP Bill Casey’s office, in Truro, against the PNEP which is soon scheduled to be implemented at the
Members from Joliette Institution for women mobilized today to raise local awareness about the Prison Needle Exchange Program, which is to be deployed over the next few weeks at the
On April 9th, CSN’s President, Jacques Letourneau visited the Federal Training Centre in Laval, the Montée-Saint-François institution, the Ste-Anne-des-Plaines and the Archambault institutions. He was accompanied by Frédérick Lebeau, Quebec’s
Considering the tragic death of Matthew Hines 4 years ago and the subsequent charges brought against two of our members, the court delivered the following decision; “No reasonable jury, properly
The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO-SACC-CSN) welcomes the dismissal of the criminal charges against two of our members, who have been completely exonerated in the Matthew Hines case. From
The Union met with Treasury Board representatives in Ottawa on March 25th, 2019, and officially tabled our targeted negotiation project. We went through the document page by page allowing the
International Women’s Day was celebrated today in the Prairies Region. Pictures from the events held at Stony Mountain, Edmonton Max and Edmonton Institution For Women can be found in our