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Minutes of a Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Retirees' Association
Wednesday. April 3, 2002, Human Kinetics Building Conference Room
Present: Alan Metcalfe (Chair), Don Briggs, Stan Cunningham, John Drake, Wilfrid Innerd, James
Linton, Jerry Malone, John Meyer, Phyllis Nolan and Jane Black (Secretary)
Minutes: The minutes of March 13, 2002 were approved as circulated.
President's report:- Gifts: The gifts selected for Datta Pillay and Bob Chandler were viewed by the Committee. J. Meyer will provide the certificates and A. Metcalfe will locate a calligrapher.
-Membership: A. Metcalfe will be meeting with J. Butler to obtain an update list so that all retirees will receive either email or non-email communication.
-Trust Fund: D. Briggs reported that the initial meeting was exploratory and that the surplus is unknown.
-P. Burrell will attend the next WUFA Retirement and Benefits Committee Meeting April 4.
- A motion of appreciation was passed for G. Olafson for his work on the survey to be sent to other universities regarding their retiree health and benefit coverage.
- New Retirees: A. Metcalfe presented a letter he will send to retirees urging them to join WURA. It was suggested that the collective agreement should be specified in the letter and that WORST be changed to FEWEST health and benefits package in Canadian Universities.
-Retirees are encouraged to attend the WUFA Spring Meeting April 4 and the unveiling
of the Wall of Presidents.
Agenda for the WURA Spring General Meeting 2 P.M. April 30: Accepted as
proposed with the addition of a Communications Committee Report (8. F).
Action Plan for a Proposed Sub-Group of a WURA Associate Membership (Draft):
Presented by J. Malone and accepted in principle. A change in the constitution will be
required for this new category of associate membership for active faculty and librarians.
A notice will go to WUFA members for a vote at the fall meeting. J. Malone will provide
comments. J. Malone is the Committee Chair and J. Drake will join the committee.
Preliminary Report on How Retirees Might Continue to Serve the University: D.
Briggs presented his report with two additions: recording readings for visually impaired
students and serving as a second reader for these and major papers. He will speak to
graduate studies about the rules for second reader. A survey was done three years ago
among retirees. J. Black will locate the results. D. Briggs will present a progress report
to the membership and ask if we should go ahead with this proposal.
J. Meyer's report: He reminded the committee that WUFA is willing to have a WURA
article in their Newsletter. Claries, Blue Cross and Great Western Life will be added to
his Analysis of Health Benefit Plans for WURA. All plans have some form of limitation
and options. A group plan is far favourable to individual plans and all plans will negotiate
for groups. A couple category has been added to the Windsor plan. His
recommendations (p.4) were discussed. No. 1 and 2 were approved. No. 3 was
approved with a change from 10 to 13 and the addition of' ' and others' after Green
Shield. No. 4 is on hold. There are nine other plans at UW for active members that are
similar except executive benefits. J. Meyer will investigate who pays what? or what % is
from the employer in their retirement plans.
CAERA: A. Metcalfe will attend the meeting in Toronto with WURA supporting
expenses. There will be no commitment without the approval of members.
Other Business: D7- More data are not needed. Concerns: 1. Health and Benefit plans are not adequate and steps need to be taken. 2. A pension change from 1.25 to 1.5 will not cost much. 3. There should be a say about the surplus. 4. The analysis of health plans. 5. The consistent lack of performance of the pension investors.
-Communications: J. Linton reported a draft of the Newsletter is prepared and the
agenda for the Spring Meeting will be added.
Next Meeting May 9th at 1:30:
-J. Linton will provide a general discussion on communications as a whole (report).
-The negotiating team will be discussed
-A look at the future
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Page 2. Campus News
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