Welcome to our campaign update. We will be posting this regularly as we continue to highlight UVAE members’ concerns and report to you on the campaign to slow down contracting out in Veteran Affairs Canada. Send us your thoughts, ideas and feedback. Together we will win!
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Veteran’s Affairs Canada internal survey: employees are worried about the impact on veterans and staff
Internal documents obtained by the Union of Veterans’ Affairs Employees under an access to information request show that employees are worried about the new $560 million dollar Rehab Contract and the impact on the Veterans they serve. “While the Minister is silent and the Department is claiming that everything is great, employees are sounding the …
Rosa Martin on Radio Canada PEI
The UVAE Vice-President was interviewed July 11th about Veterans Affairs Canada’s efforts to contract out rehabilitation and vocational training plans (in french only).
Open letter to Minister MacAulay
Dear Minister MacAulay, I guess you must be having a busy summer. Maybe that’s why you got the Deputy Minister to respond to our letter to you of June 14. Just received July 14th. That’s simply not good enough. We expect that you as the political leader of this Department would respond personally and not …
UVAE Response to VAC Public Statements
Veterans Affairs says UVAE response: “One national contract for all vital services “will cut the administrative burden on case managers, allowing them to spend more time with their veteran clients and less time on the paperwork.” They are removing the core of CM duties that gives them meaningful contact with their Veterans and maintaining the …
Charlottetown Guardian: Union says Veterans Affairs’ $560 million contract could mean longer wait times
The union representing Veterans Affairs Canada staff says a $560-million contract awarded to private medical providers should be halted and that it could cause delays in benefit applications for veterans. The contract, which will extend over five years, was awarded to a joint venture of two private companies – WGC International and Lifemark Health Group – …