OMERS Pension

An OMERS review is underway – make sure you have your say!

The Ford Conservatives have ordered an OMERS governance review and appointed one of their own, Robert Poirier, to lead it. The review will look at the Sponsors Corporation (SC) in particular. This is the body in which CUPE and other unions are represented; the SC is how CUPE plan members have their say over what happens to the plan that manages their pension. Your retirement future depends on your involvement!
Get involved!
Our submission to the governance review will demand
  • an end to the bogus “confidentiality” requirements that keep plan sponsors like CUPE in the dark about OMERS operations,
  • recognition that “joint sponsorship” means that CUPE members must have a say in OMERS decision and direction,
  • real-world consequences for OMERS brass when they don’t meet the plan’s investment targets,
  • and an end to obscene compensation for OMERS executives: OMERS bosses make top pay but produce the worst growth of all public sector pension plans!

Remember, an OMERS pension isn’t a gift. It’s your deferred wages!

Savings for Union Members

The following website is available for Local 101 members with lots of good discounts. You will be asked to setup an account: www.unionsavings.ca

 

36 Reasons to Thank Your Union

Did you know that labour unions made the following 36 things possible?

1. Weekends without work
2. All breaks at work, including your lunch breaks
3. Paid vacation
4. Family & medical leave
5. Sick leave
6. Social security
7. Minimum wage
8. Prohibiting employer discrimination
9. 8-hour work day
10. Overtime pay
11. Child labour laws
12. Occupational Safety & Health
13. 40-hour work week
14. Workers’ compensation (workers’ comp)
15. Unemployment insurance
16. Pensions
17. Workplace safety standards and regulations
18. Employer health care insurance
19. Collective bargaining rights for employees
20. Wrongful termination laws
21. Legislation against age discrimination
22. Whistle blower protection laws
23. Legislation prohibiting employers from using a lie detector test on an employee
24. Veteran’s employment and training services
25. Compensation increases and evaluations (i.e. raises)
26. Sexual harassment laws
27. Disabilities legislation
28. Holiday pay
29. Employer dental, life, and vision insurance
30. Privacy rights
31. Pregnancy and parental leave
32. Military leave
33. The right to strike
34. Public education for children
35. Equal pay – requires employers pay men and women equally for the same amount of work
36. Laws ending sweatshops

London Abused Women’s Centre

We want to say thank you to CUPE101 for being a sponsor for our 20th Annual International Women’s Day Breakfast! Thank you for supporting us so we can continue to support women and girls!

Communication to Members

If you want to receive messages from CUPE 101, we ask you to provide your non-work contact details.  (i.e. Please provide any or all of these:  Your name, your personal email address, your mailing address, your text or cell phone number, and your role/workplace so we can make sure you are a CUPE 101 member).

This information will not be sold or shared or disseminated with anyone else, it is for use by the Local only.
Again, if you wish to provide your personal contact information for messages only, please send your details to Michelle Sterling, CUPE 101 Executive Assistant, at michelle01@rogers.com  
We are in regular contact with Management and will continue to share information as it is received. Thank you for your cooperation and assistance with this request.