Greetings Division
ASMPP Statistics as of March, 2019
Adult Institutions Services
Northern Levels 1 = 313 2 = 71 3 = 20 4 = 0
Eastern Levels 1 = 279 2 = 53 3 = 9 4 = 1
Western Levels 1 = 253 2 = 43 3 = 5 4 = 0
Central Levels 1 = 579 2 = 111 3 = 24 4 = 13
Adult Community Services
Northern Levels 1 = 35 2 = 2 3 = 0 4 = 0
Eastern Levels 1 = 31 2 = 1 3 = 0 4 = 0
Western Levels 1 = 37 2 = 1 3 = 0 4 = 0
Central Levels 1 = 40 2 = 5 3 = 0 4 = 0
Youth Facilities
Northern Levels 1 = 52 2 = 4 3 = 1 4 = 0
Eastern Levels 1 = 30 2 = 11 3 = 0 4 = 2
Western Levels 1 = 74 2 = 3 3 = 0 4 = 0
Central Levels 1 = 57 2 = 5 3 = 2 4 = 0
Youth Probation
Northern Levels 1 = 12 2 = 2 3 = 0 4 = 0
Eastern Levels 1 = 7 2 = 0 3 = 0 4 = 0
Western Levels 1 = 27 2 = 2 3 = 0 4 = 0
Central Levels 1 = 18 2 = 2 3 = 0 4 = 0
We would like to share a brief update on a couple of recent issues.
We are moving forward with a policy grievance that has already been through stage 2 and we are now looking to schedule GSB dates. The grievance is regarding failure to provide adequate protection for our members during the recent flu season and the H1N1 pandemic. In addition to that grievance, the union is researching other issues that may be underlying factors contributing to health problems for our institutional members. These factors impact members attendance and therefore have a connection to management’s ASMPP program.
We have recently learned that at some sites, the employer has been forbidding our members to use leave without pay for days off. Similarly there are sites that are arbitrarily refusing compassionate days. We are waiting to hear if any of these locals have grieved these practices..
We encourage the Locals to use the Interest Based Problem Solving model to solve these issues at their work sites, however where that fails, members who feel that their rights have been violated should use the grievance procedure.
Rumours abound within our workplaces. We always encourage members to contact a member of your MERC team to get the facts. The latest rumour making the rounds is that “MERC signed an agreement that prevents institutional staff from accessing temporary assignments in Probation and Parole offices.”
We can clearly state that this rumour is not only untrue, but it is in fact very much opposite of the position your MERC team has been taking at the MERC table.
Our team has recommended that the employer create a pool of eligible institutional staff within each region who can be accessed to backfill short term or unexpected PPO leaves.
We support the use of AIS members to assist our community members as this will alleviate the pressures that our community members are faced with when folks are away from work for whatever reason. This also provides developmental opportunities for institutional staff that may assist in career transition.
Of course, institutional staff may continue to apply for temporary assignments that get posted for competition.
So the bottom line, there is no agreement that says that Institutional staff or more specifically, Correctional Officers, are excluded from temporary assignment opportunities.
The MERC would like to get some documentation and/or email correspondence of whomever is telling our members this misinformation.
In Sol. MERC