Staff with files from The Canadian Press

Union agrees with auditor general on pension accounting conflict

The union representing government employees in Ontario is siding with auditor general Bonnie Lysyk in a $10.7-billion accounting dispute with the Liberal government. The disagreement is about whether a $10.7-billion surplus in two jointly sponsored pension plans, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union Pension Plan, should appear as an […]

February 17, 2017 September 13, 2019
09:35

Labour deal lets Canada Post workers keep DB plan for at least two more years

The stop-gap deal between Canada Post Corp. and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers includes maintaining the defined benefit pension plan for all current and future permanent employees, according to the union. The tentative agreement, reached late on Aug. 30, will last two years, instead of the usual four. Bargaining will resume next year, during which […]

September 1, 2016 September 13, 2019
10:51