The bargaining committee were back at the table last week for our first round of negotiations in 2024. The week proved to be eventful, filled with progress and opportunities that
Bill S-230 aims to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act in multiple ways that would have serious impacts on how Correctional Service Canada (CSC) accomplishes its mandate of contributing
Major Victory for UCCO-SACC-CSN in Federal Court of Appeal (FCA). FCA confirms biggest award for aggravated & punitive damages ($ 310,000) in the Federal Public Sector CSC appealed a November
Xavier P.-Laberge, UCCO-SACC-CSN’s new bargaining coordinator, officially entered his post at the beginning of February 2024. He replaces François Ouellette, who left on parental leave. His educational background is varied,
The holiday season is now behind us, and we’re looking forward to 2024 with fervent energy. Your National Executive wishes every member a very happy new year and all the
Questioned by Senator Kim Pate following our Christmas card denouncing the PNEP we decided to clarify our position on the issue of needles in prison and correct several inaccurate statements.
UCCO-SACC-CSN has always fought for the occupational health and safety of its members. In this context, the announcement by Correctional Service Canada of the deployment of the Prison Needle Exchange
This week marked a significant milestone in our ongoing negotiations for a new contract with the arrival of a new negotiator. The UCCO-SACC-CSN Negotiation Committee has been diligently working to
The National Executive once again met with the employer for our regular Labour-Management meeting in Ottawa, from October 30 to November 3, to discuss issues affecting UCCO-SACC-CSN members all across
On November 2, 2023, Jeff Wilkins, National President Frédérick Lebeau, National Vice-President and François Ouellette, UCCO-SACC–CSN Coordinator, met with the Honourable Dominic Leblanc, Canada’s new Minister of Public Safety and
Fall is well underway, and the National Executive has been very busy. The National Labour Management meeting occurred during the first week of September, and the following week saw all
The employer continues to ignore the problems experienced by correctional officers in institutions across the country. After the summer break, negotiations resumed with Treasury Board this week in Ottawa. The
The National Health and Safety Policy Committee met at the end of September in hybrid format. Here are some elements that were discussed. Prison Needle Exchange Program The employer intends
Earlier today, we sent this letter to the new Minister of Public Safety. This meeting is imperative to clearly define the priorities related to the issues that affect us daily
The National Executive met in June with various CSC representatives from NHQ and all ADCCOs across the country. We discussed various items during this meeting. Here are the key elements
This week, we finally learned the employer’s demand under both Appendix K and Lieu time. If you recall, the employer announced that it wanted to discuss these articles, without giving
Meeting of Regional Representatives in Health and Safety The National Health and Safety Policy Committee was convened this past June 6, with regional health and safety representatives meeting in person
The National Executive met during the first week of May, as well as this past week for our Executive Committee Meeting and our various labour management meetings with the Employer.