NB Police Association disputes chief’s claim that complaints were union tactic - BERITAJA

The relation representing constabulary officers successful New Brunswick disputes claims from the constabulary main successful Saint John that complaints against him are national tactics.

In a connection past week, Chief Robert Bruce called the complaints, made past year, “disappointing and predictable” and said about were dismissed.

He alleged the constabulary national utilized akin strategies to discredit constabulary guidance and metropolis officials earlier his presence to the force. The chief, who has held the position since 2021, besides claimed the complaints were timed to coincide pinch a challenging labour relations process past year.

In a statement, the New Brunswick Police Association said it became alert of aggregate workplace harassment complaints against Bruce successful September 2025.

The complaints were revenge pinch the New Brunswick Police Commission and are besides earlier the courts.

The relation said 2 of the 9 workplace harassment complaints were from non-unionized employees.

“The cardinal rumor is that the mostly of the workplace harassment allegations against Chief Robert Bruce and the toxic workplace he caused person not been investigated connected their merits, but alternatively summarily dismissed,” wrote Bob Davidson, the association’s labour analyst.

“Moreover, the allegations that were investigated were substantiated but resolved informally and nary action taken.”

Davidson said the relation has antecedently asked the provincial government’s nationalist information curate to investigate. He said they are now requesting the curate to “take immoderate action is necessary” to analyse the chief’s “demoralizing, disgraceful, destructive statements and actions.”

— pinch a record from BERITAJA