CUPE – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:24:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Editorial: Evolution and impact https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/editorial-evolution-and-impact/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 13:00:26 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=158569 After several years of development, two long-awaited national health-care initiatives are finally taking shape, raising questions about their impact to employer-sponsored benefits plans. In May, the Canadian Dental Care Plan was officially rolled out, providing dental coverage to Canadians who don’t have access to private dental insurance and whose annual net family income is less […]

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]]> York U academic workers go on strike, citing lack of support amid rising cost of living https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/york-u-academic-workers-go-on-strike-citing-lack-of-support-amid-rising-cost-of-living/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:00:25 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=152395 Nearly 3,000 academic workers at York University are on strike after their union said the university didn’t meet their demand to “address the affordability crisis.” The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3903, which represents contract faculty, teaching and graduate assistants, research assistants and part-time librarians, says picket lines went up at 11 a.m. Academic […]

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]]> B.C. Transit’s Fraser Valley workers joining CAAT’s DBplus pension plan https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/defined-benefit-pensions/b-c-transits-fraser-valley-workers-joining-caats-dbplus-pension-plan/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=142193 B.C. Transit’s Fraser Valley bus drivers are joining the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology’s DBplus pension plan. After a strike action that lasted 124 days earlier this year, the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 561 secured a new six-year contract agreement for its 213 members who work in the communities of Abbotsford, Agassiz-Harrison, […]

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]]> CUPE, Memorial University agreement includes fertility treatment clause, gender transition policy https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/cupe-memorial-university-agreement-includes-fertility-treatment-clause-gender-transition-policy/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=141438 The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 4554 at Memorial University and the university’s students’ union are ratifying a new four-year collective agreement that includes improvements to employees’ benefits and pay. The agreement includes a new fertility treatment clause that provides time off and financial support for employees seeking treatment, since there’s a lack of fertility […]

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]]> Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-12/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:00:35 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=129649 An article on the strike by Ontario education workers was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com over the last week. Here are the five most popular news stories of the week: 1. CUPE’s Ontario education workers striking for extended benefits, wage increases 2. Stellantis, Unifor agreement includes pension and retirement gains 3. Sounding Board: How employers can better support employees […]

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]]> CUPE’s Ontario education workers striking for extended benefits, wage increases https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/cupes-ontario-education-workers-striking-over-for-extended-benefits-wage-increases/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=129370 Ontario education workers are striking over extended benefits, short-term disability leave and wage increases, among other requests by the workers’ union the Canadian Union of Public Employees. The CUPE is asking the provincial government to provide additional funds to cover the increasing costs of medications and health and dental services, according to the CUPE’s Ontario […]

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]]> CUPE’s Ontario school support staff members gearing up to strike for extended benefits, wage increases https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/cupes-ontario-school-support-staff-members-gearing-up-to-strike-for-extended-benefits-wage-increases/ Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:00:55 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=126069 Ontario’s school support staff are moving toward a strike vote starting Sept. 23 over extended benefits, short-term disability leave and wage increases, among other requests by the workers’ union the Canadian Union of Public Employees. In its initial proposal, the CUPE is asking the government to provide additional funds to cover the increasing costs of […]

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]]> City of St. John’s, CUPE agreement includes enhanced bereavement leave https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/absence-management/city-of-st-johns-cupe-agreement-includes-enhanced-bereavement-leave/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:00:08 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125815 The union representing employees at the City of St. John’s, N.L. ratified a collective agreement that includes enhanced bereavement leave. The agreement increases bereavement leave from three to five days for a spouse, child/stepchild or grandchild. The term “legal guardian” will be added for a three-day entitlement and an additional paid day will be included […]

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]]> United Way B.C., CUPE reach agreement to improve mental-health coverage https://www.benefitscanada.com/benefits/health-benefits/united-way-b-c-cupe-reach-agreement-to-improve-mental-health-coverage/ Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=119896 The United Way British Columbia and the union representing the organization’s employees have reached an agreement to increase extended mental-health coverage. The coverage, which has been increased to a combined maximum of $1,200 per person annually, can be used to access psychologists, registered clinical counsellors, social workers and online cognitive behavioural therapists, according to a press […]

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]]> Do large public pension funds need more third-party investment reviews? https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/benefits-canada-archive/do-large-public-pension-funds-need-more-third-party-investment-reviews/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:56:33 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=107360 When the coronavirus pandemic shook up the investment landscape last spring, Canadian pension funds were also jostled by the shock wave, with the Alberta Investment Management Corp. and the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System among the hardest hit. And while the pandemic was an unprecedented event, such losses have raised the issue of whether Canadian pension […]

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