CBC to take pension “holiday” – what about us?
CBC/Radio-Canada has announced that our defined benefit pension plan is in good shape and has posted a surplus this year. […]
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New telehealth benefit available to CBC members
This new telehealth service ‘Dialogue‘ will be available to all our members, including temporary and contract workers, as well as family members, dependents and retirees.
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Summer update – Our union’s work at CBC/Radio-Canada
As we get into the middle of summer, I want to inform you about the progress made at some of
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Report – Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits (CCSB)
At our March 2018 meeting, the Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits (CCSB) heard a report from our Working Group on
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Cost of living increase approved for CBC employees on Long-Term Disability
Your Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits has approved a cost of living increase for CBC employees on Long-Term Disability who
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CMG to fight increases to our CBC pension contributions
CBC management has announced a new increase to the contributions we as employees make to the CBC pension plan. Employee
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CCSB Report – Premium subsidies to continue for some CBC employee benefits
At the most recent meeting of the Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits, our union representatives voted to continue premium subsidies
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Follow-up on our efforts to stop anti-pension Bill C-27
We, CMG members, have taken action to prevent the approval of Bill C-27 – An Act to amend the Pension
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Call your MP on Tuesday FEB 7 to stop Bill C-27 and save our pensions!
The proposed bill C-27 – An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act – is designed to immediately affect pensions at federally regulated private-sector companies and at Crown corporations, and will fundamentally change the pension landscape across Canada.
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SAVE THE DATE – February 7 a day of action to stop Bill C-27 and save our pensions!
Dear CMG members at CBC, The federal government is proposing new legislation – Bill C-27, An Act to amend
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Tell PM Trudeau and his government to stop undermining our pensions
The federal Liberal government is putting forward legislation that’s designed to weaken defined benefit pensions in Canada, replacing them with
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Tell the Federal Government to leave our pensions alone!
CMG’s parent union has called for the withdrawal of Bill C-27, a bill that undermines Defined Benefit pension plans. Read the
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CMG’s parent union calls for the withdrawal of Bill that undermines Defined Benefit pension plans
Federally, C-27’s approach has already been proposed and defeated in Canada. In April 2014, the Conservative government of Stephen Harper launched public consultations on introducing a TB plan framework federally. Retirees and stakeholders strongly opposed the proposal and the government was forced to retreat.
Report from the September 2016 Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits
At the September meeting we reviewed the financial positions of a couple of our employee-paid benefits, and we’re pleased to
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CBC benefits hold steady during first part of 2016
The CBC Pension Plan continues to be in sound financial shape. That was the message delivered to the Consultative Committee
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New CBC Branch Committee members announced
The vacant positions on CBC Branch committees have now been filled as follows: National Joint Committee – Chantal Payant (Ottawa)
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CBC Branch : Catch up time for the CMG dental plan
This is to advise of changes to your dental plan coverage. CMG members at the CBC have been questioning the
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CCSB Report – Inflation protection in place for members on Long-Term Disability
The Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits (CCSB) is pleased to be in a position to continue providing inflation protection for
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Couples who work at the CBC among employees to see improved benefits with drug card
Employees at the CBC will be seeing changes in the way our Supplemental Health Care Plan is administered in the
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Premium reductions coming for LTD and Optional Life Insurance Plans
[Updated on August 10, 2015 – see underlined text below.] The Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits (CCSB) has voted to
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Unions oppose unilateral hikes to CBC pension premiums
CBC employees have made great sacrifices in the past few years as the corporation continues to address its fiscal challenges.
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Steps taken toward securing a drug card for CBC employees
After many years of lobbying by the Guild, the CBC and all the unions are moving toward establishing a drug
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CBC rejects call to improve vision care
At the September meeting of the Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits, the CBC formally rejected our motion meeting to increase
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Employees to pay less for some insurance plans
Members who participate in a couple of our voluntary employee-paid insurance plans will soon see their premiums go down as
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