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
In recent months, National President Jason Godin has travelled across the country to meet with members in all five regions. During the tour, several topics were discussed, including the Prison
Since an announcement by the government to introduce the Prison Needle Exchange Program (PNEP) in our workplace, we have adamantly opposed this new initiative and taken the following actions; •
The Atlantic Regional Executive would like to thank everyone from our local executives who attended our first Atlantic Regional Consolidation Forum. It is those of you who attended and participated
Meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this morning in New Brunswick. We talked about Bill C-83, Blood Samples Act and, of course, the Prison Needle Exchange Program. The Prime Minister
ON THURSDAY, DEC 20TH IN MONCTON, CLOSING ARGUMENTS CONCLUDED AT THE PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR OUR TWO MEMBERS FROM DORCHESTER MEDIUM PENITENTIARY IN THE MATTHEW HINES CASE. THE JUDGE WILL DECIDE
On December the 6th, the Union met CSC senior management, including the Regional Deputy Commissioners, and discussed the several topics. Here is a small summary of the issues covered: Escort
On November 22, 2018, the Union met with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and discussed several subjects. He was accompanied by his senior policy advisor Michael Milech. The Union was
On December 2nd, Pacific Region held its first ever breakfast with Santa Claus. The event was a great success. We want to thank all the members that came out to
Nearly 300 federal correctional officers demonstrated at noon in front of the offices of Correctional Service Canada to demand that the federal government process various issues associated with Phoenix in