UNDE – The Union of National Defence Employees

Union Of National Defence Employees

20,000 strong. UNDE advocates for the rights, fair compensation and working conditions of DND employees who support Canada’s National Defence. Our union consists of a wide variety of professions, such as labourers, trades, technicians, administrative personnel, ship’s crews, computer programmers and more.

Representation During Transition from DFO to DND

The Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE) and the Union of Health and Environment Workers (UHEW) are working collaboratively to safeguard the rights and interests of all employees affected by the transfer from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) to the Department of National Defence (DND).

We want to assure all members that both Components remain fully engaged throughout this transition. Our priority is to ensure that your representation, support, and protections remain uninterrupted and robust during this period of change.

Regular meetings with the employer are ongoing, and we are actively advocating on behalf of our members to address any concerns and ensure a smooth transition. UHEW members who are now reporting to DND managers will continue to be represented by UHEW until the formal transfer is completed within the HR systems, at which time they will transfer to UNDE.

We are committed to keeping you informed and will provide updates as developments occur. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your Local President or Regional Representative.

June Winger
National President
Union of National Defence Employees

Shimen Fayad
National President
Union of Health and Environment Workers

Having Pay Issues?
We truly regret to hear that you are experiencing pay issues because of the Government of Canada’s catastrophic pay system transformation. It is unacceptable that you are experiencing this negative impact on your pay. The accuracy of your pay and resolution of any pay issues is the sole responsibility of the Department of National Defence. As a first step you should contact the HR Connect by telephone on 1-833-747-6363. YOU MUST REQUEST A PAY ISSUE CONSULTATION YOU WILL BE CONTACTED WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS TO SET UP AN INITIAL APPT HR Connect has a dedicated team to assist you in understanding your pay issues, to act as a liaison/advocate with the Phoenix Pay Center and to follow up on your case until it is resolved. NOTE: If you are a retiree, you too can access the services of HR Connect. DND continues to have a responsibility to you after you have left the Department. DND remains responsible for ensuring a positive transition to retirement as it relates to your pay and pension. It is important that DND be aware of your pay issues as a first point of contact as they are taking their responsibility for your pay seriously and have dedicated significant resources to accomplish this. If after you have contacted the HR Connect team and are still unable to resolve your pay issue you are strongly encouraged to contact UNDE again at [email protected] and we will escalate your pay issue(s) to the DND Compensation team who have other resources to expedite the issue. NOTE: For pay file triage, the files are reviewed in the current order, both at the Pay Centre and in the Federal Gov’t Departments. Category 1: No Pay Category 2: Dollar value threshold Category 3: Termination with Severance Category 4: Non-active employees Category 5: Length of time
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