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 Pensions & Benefits
Committee
2010-2012
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Bayside |
Kerri Repic |
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Centennial |
Mike King |
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Centre Hastings |
to be named |
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Moira |
Peter Mulloy &
Neal Solomon |
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North Hastings |
Dan Freeman |
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Prince Edward |
Heather Shea |
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Quinte |
Susan Hall
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| Trenton
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Rita DeMelo (chair)
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| OT Branch |
to be named |
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Executive Liaisons |
Rosemary Judd-Archer,
Cathy Wijshier, and Rita DeMelo |
May 2011 AGM Pensions & Benefits Report:
This past year, the Pension and Benefits committee met 5 times during the year. Our prime focus was on developing a benefits survey to be given to staff as part of CBC's survey for upcoming contract negotiations. Your benefits package has been estimated to be worth approximately $12 000 per family and so is worth fighting for during negotiations.
Our benefits cover a wide variety of services and it's important for the negotiating team to know where we stand as a membership on specific areas of our benefits package.
The SunLife benefits booklet is online on the board website. Ask your PB rep to help you access it if you don't already have access to it. You can call or email SunLife any questions you have regarding coverage, ask your PB Rep or contact me.
As the PB officer for district 29, I am also available to provide workshops for members on various topics, as are Rosemary Judd-Archer and Keith Sled from the Executive Council. In late April, I presented a retirement seminar to a group of staff at CHSS focussing on not-yet-ready-to-retire members. Retirement takes a great deal of pre-planning, so it's never too soon to learn what to expect. If 5 or more staff members are interested in seminars on retirement, leaves, your paycheque, the pension, LTD or benefits in general, see your Rep to arrange a date.
Finally, pension valuation will be filed in 2012 and we are keeping a close eye on this, as a continued deficit will impact your pension contributions and/or future payouts. Talk to your Rep about this important issue.
Rest assured, your PB committee will keep you well informed on this issue.
Rita deMelo PB Officer, Committee Chair and THS Rep
LTD101
For information from the 2009 OTIP Conference, contact Rita DeMelo or the District Officer
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WELLNESS and
HEALTH PAMPHLETS
(available through PB reps as of Oct 21)
(Heart and Stroke Foundation= www.heartandstroke.ca )
“Coping with Stress”
“Get Your Blood Pressure under Control”
“Healthy Habits Healthy Weight”
“Are you at Risk for a Heart Attack or Stroke?”
“Eat Well. Live Longer.”
“Save with Edvanatge”
(access through district website = www.district29.on.ca )
“Feeling Better Now”
“CAREpath”
OTIP PROGRAMS
1. CAREPATH
- free for all members, spouses and children
- new and past diagnoses of cancer
- also for survivors of cancer in recovery
- planning to include a service for members to find info and supports for other family members/friends with cancer
2. FEELING BETTER NOW
- new program, web-based only currently
- online guide to help identify and cope with mental health issues, including stress
- web site has stress test available and print outs that you can take to your medical practitioner for next steps
- at www.feelingbetternow.com/otip
FOR INFORMATION OR ACCESS CODES TO THESE OTIP PROGRAMS EMAIL d29officer@gmail.com
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