Every single day, the Department of National Defence is bleeding money and endangering military readiness through a process known as contracting out — paying external contractors to do jobs that should be done by public service workers.
Take Action
Report Contracting Out to the UNDE Head Office at privatization-privatisation@unde.org and provide the following information:
Your Name and Contact Information (indicate whether you would like to be contacted for follow-up)
Your Member Number, if applicable
Description of the workplace issues related to contracting out (ie. health and safety issues, financial waste/overspending, issues with timeliness quality of work, work environment, treatment of employees, etc.)
Description of the workplace issues related to contracting out (ie. health and safety issues, financial waste/overspending, issues with timeliness quality of work, work environment, treatment of employees, etc.)
Description of the workplace issues related to contracting out (ie. health and safety issues, financial waste/overspending, issues with timeliness quality of work, work environment, treatment of employees, etc.)
Description of the workplace issues related to contracting out (ie. health and safety issues, financial waste/overspending, issues with timeliness quality of work, work environment, treatment of employees, etc.)
Information about the work impacted (Number of contract employees onsite and type of work they are doing, the number of public servants that would be required to perform the same work and applicable classifications that would do this work, are these public service positions vacant, is there an ongoing issue with staffing, etc.)
Information about the private contractor (ie. Company Name, Contract Number, Contract Value, Contract Duration, Was Defence Construction Canada involved, etc.)
Documentation related to the issues (ie. documents, emails, spreadsheets, and photos demonstrating the issues caused by contracting out)
Resources
Learn more about the issue of contracting out at the Department of National Defence.
Brochure
A comprehensive brochure for UNDE members providing context about the isuse.
Download BrochureUncover the Costs Report
In the interest of safety and security: The case for ending the privatization of Department of National Defence services
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