Genmeral Membership Meeting 2012-05-31
Thursday, May 31st / jeudi le 31 mai
CEP 2012-05-03
Sisters and Brothers,
The Post Retirement Benefit (PRB) Committee have finished our work and wish to report our findings to
you. As a reminder, the mandate of the committee was to find a solution for our members with regards
to their PRB as well as funding options.
History
¾ Committee was formed as a result of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) from the Clerical
negotiations in 2009.
¾ We reported that we’ve met with many Companies such as SSQ (Services de santé du Québec),
Industrial Alliance, Blue Cross and Desjardins where we received presentations and price
quotations on their products services for single and family coverage.
¾ We reported that we experience challenges with a single solution because of the different
provinces and the laws that govern their healthcare plans; particularly RAMQ in Quebec.
¾ We reported that we have gone through legal opinions on how to reach a common solution for
our members in Ontario and Quebec.
¾ We reported that we have determined that Ontario is eligible for a group plan.
Recommendation
¾ Group healthcare plan to age 65, fully paid by the retiree which will be available to Ontario
members retiring on or after January 1, 2017. Details on cost would depend on the market and
will be made available closer to that date.
¾ Group tax free savings account (TFSA) which will be available to all members. This will allow
members to save money for future health care costs. The TFSA will complement other saving
options currently available such as the Employees’ Savings Plan, Group RSP, Defined
Contribution pension arrangement, Canada Savings Bonds and the credit unions.
Updates will be available through your local and on the Ontario Region website at http://www.cep.ca as
well as the Quebec Region website at www.scepquebec.qc.ca.
In solidarity,
Karen Abel‐Kay – Committee Member (Ontario)
John O’Dell – National Representative (Ontario)
Jean‐Stéphane Mayer – Committee Member (Quebec)
Olivier Carrière – National Representative (Quebec)
April 30, 2012
Sisters and Brothers,
The Post Retirement Benefit (PRB) Committee have finished our work and wish to report our findings to
you. As a reminder, the mandate of the committee was to find a solution ...
CEP Local 6004 2012-03-08
Canada’s pension fund crisis is worsening, more pension
plan sponsors fear. Sixty-five per cent of those surveyed believe Canada is in a
pension crisis that will likely worsen in the next 12
months, a study by Towers Watson found. That’s up from just over 50 per cent a year earlier, the
annual survey found Thursday. More than half of defined benefit pension fund managers said
they plan to reduce the risk in their investment portfolio
in the next year, the study found.
CEP 2012-03-01
*New Web Site Created *
CEP and CAW have jointly announced the
creation of a new web site to provide members with all of
the latest news and information regarding a possible merger
of the two unions into one super union. The Proposal
Committee held their second meeting in Ottawa March 15-17.
At ithe meeting, they reviewed detailed comparisons of the
two unions’ current organizing, political campaigns, and
educational programs. It also held detailed discussions on
the possible governance structures of a new union. For more
details on this meeting and the proposal committee's joint
web site, please cliink on the link here.
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and the labour movement
Welcome to Communication, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 6004.
We are a composite local, representing two bargaining units of the telecommunications sector, employed by Bell Canada and Aliant. We are dedicated to serving nearly 1100 members throughout Ontario, working within Bell Canada, Bell Canada Sales and Bell Aliant. Our goal is to provide our members with representation, in the form of grievance hearings, as well as representing members with compensation claims.