Tag: Pensions
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College Support (CAAT-S) Pension Committee
Veneise Samuels, Sponsor, Local 557, George Brown College, Email: veneise.samuels@gmail.com Virginia Di Monte, Trustee, Local 561, Seneca College, Email: ginandtonic56@gmail.com Rasho Donchev, Trustee, Local 559, Centennial College, Email: rdonchev@caatsupport.org Valerie Hoareau-Sayah, Sponsor Alternate, Local 416, Algonquin College, Email: sayahhv@gmail.com Paul Lahaise, Trustee 1st Alternate, Local 416, Algonquin College, Email: plahaise@gmail.com Edward Walker, Trustee 2nd Alternate,…
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Petition to expand the CPP/QPP
We need to do something about retirement income. Even bank economists have started to say RRSPs have failed. There’s too much risk and not enough security to ensure that, after a lifetime of work, people can retire and live out their last years in dignity. Too many of today’s seniors live in poverty and too…
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OPSEU to protest pension changes outside McGuinty office
(OTTAWA) – Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will demonstrate outside Premier Dalton McGuinty’s constituency office on Friday July 27 in opposition to the government’s plans to dramatically modify the pension plans of public sector workers. Under proposals put forward by the Liberal government, employees of the Ontario Public Service, LCBO, municipalities and…
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OPSEU Board Confirms Action Plans to Protect Pensions
The OPSEU Executive Board has initiated a campaign to counter government moves to weaken important pension plans covering many members. These pension plans include the OPSEU Pension Trust for members from the OPS and LCBO; the CAAT Plans for academic and support college staff; OMERS for members working for municipalities and HOOPP, which covers hospital…
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July 30, 2012: Pension changes fuel protest outside McGuinty office
Several dozen public sector workers, social activists and local labour leaders demonstrated outside of Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Ottawa constituency office today in opposition to proposed changes that could take away control workers have over their own retirement funds. “What the McGuinty government is doing amounts to an unprecedented attack on the voice public sector workers…
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Follow HOOPP on Twitter; Attend a HOOPP Information Session
Follow HOOPP on Twitter HOOPP has launched a new Twitter feed advocating for Defined Benefit pension plans. Follow their advocacy campaign @HOOPPDB. Sign up for a HOOPP Information Session HOOPP has scheduled information sessions across the province. It"s never too early to learn about your pension, as it can be one of your most valuable…
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Pensions Case: Notice of Settlement and Information on Claims Process for eligible CCAC members
Pensions Case: Notice of Approval Notice of approval of settlement and claims process TO: ALL PERSONS WHO WERE MEMBERS OF OPSEU, ONA, AAHP:O, CUPE or CIPP, BETWEEN 1996-1998, AND WORKED AS EMPLOYEES FOR MUNICIPALITIES OR OTHER EMPLOYERS PROVIDING HOME CARE SERVICES AND WHO WERE THEN TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY CARE ACCESS CENTRE (“CCAC”) BETWEEN…
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Retirement security for everyone!
Canada is at a crossroads, just like it was forty years ago when it was time to do something about our health care system. Today, we need to do something about retirement income, and we need to do it soon. Join the Canadian Labour Congress’ campaign today. It’s time to change some things The problem…
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Everyone benefits from strong pension plans
OPSEU Member Benefits: Pensions An important new study outlines the economic impact of Canada’s Defined Benefit (DB) pension funds. Unprecedented data in “Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Strengthening the Canadian Economy” demonstrates that defined benefit pension plans are an important source of income. Pensions sustain retirees, lift seniors out of poverty, and contribute to the economy…
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Divestment regulations coming into effect
On November 29, 2013 final regulations were released by the Government of Ontario for those who have two different pensions due to divestment. Effective January 1, 2014 the affected plans will be allowed to enter into transfer agreements that will allow members affected by public sector divestments to transfer their pensions from their prior pension…
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Member Benefits: CAAT Pension Plan
CAAT Pension Plan will offer immediate enrollment option for all part-time employees All full-time employees of the participating employers join the CAAT Pension Plan immediately when hired. Non-full-time or Other Than Regular Full-Time (OTRFT) employees will also be able to join the CAAT Pension Plan when hired. Effective January 1, 2014, the Plan is eliminating…
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Committees: Pensions
The CAAT Pension Plan serves the employees of Ontario"s Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, providing Members with retirement income for life, calculated on their earnings and years of service. For complete information go to the CAAT Pension Plan website at http://www.caatpension.on.ca/ There are two trustees with the legal title to and fiduciary obligation for…
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TOPPS fund: A pension plan for the Broader Public Sector
As an employee working in the Broader Public Sector, you understand a thing or two about service and protection. In one way or another, your job is about improving the lives of others. The OPSEU Pension Plan System (TOPPSfund) works in much the same way, but on a personal level. This valuable pension plan was…
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CCAC Pension Class Action Update
If you applied for and were deemed eligible by the administrator of the CCAC pension class action lawsuit, you and your colleagues may have received your settlement cheque recently. Thank you for your patience during this long and complicated journey. We are happy that each of you stuck this through and supported each other and…
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Pensions Protest
Pensions protest at Dalton McGuinty’s Ottawa constituency office Place HolderJoin the ‘Protect your Pensions’ rally Sept. 6 August 17, 2012 Join the campaign to stop the theft of your pension by joining Region 3 and 5 executive board members at a rally outside the 4th Annual Ontario Liberal Women’s Caucus Golf tourney. Liberals threaten pensions…
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CAAT Retiree Benefits Myth Busters!
A joint communication from the Union members of the CAAT Academic and Support Joint Insurance Committees and the OPSEU CAAT Retiree Group Insurance Advisory Committee Download this Q & A In the early 2000’s OPSEU was directly involved in helping create the CAAT Retiree benefit plan and through the CAAT Academic and Support collective agreements,…
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Pensions for most OPSEU members under attack
Liberals threaten pensions for most OPSEU members OPSEU members, Pensions for most of you could take a significant hit if the Ontario government goes ahead with threatened changes to pension plans. You need to read this entire message if you are a member of one of these four pension plans: Colleges of Applied Arts and…
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Canada’s ten largest pension funds provide the strongest retirement income in the world, study concludes
Your pension at work Results from a landmark study were released in June 2013. This study shows the impact the top ten pension funds in the country, which include OMERS, HOOPP and OPTrust, have on the Canadian economy. Collectively, these pension plans hold over $700 billion in assets, $400 billion of which are invested in…
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Join the ‘Protect your Pensions’ rally Sept. 6
Join the ‘Protect your Pensions’ rally Sept. 6 Click here to download .pdf file