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The Retirees' Newsletter
The Retirees's Association ( Faculty, Librarian, Administrator), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ont. Canada
Vol X , No. 4, October 2000
The Association
The Retirees' Association (Faculty, Librarian, Administrator) at Windsor was formed in 1990, to give a unified voice to retirees; to provide a bridge for communication with the University; to encourage social contact among the retirees; and to open a few doors through which retirees could continue to contribute to the University of Windsor.
Thus the Association is meant to fill what could otherwise be a void in the lives of retirees - possible isolation from the University and from their former colleagues; and possible lack of understanding of vital pension and health issues that affect them directly.
There are only two meetings of the full membership per year: in the spring and the fall. An informal social committee arranges several other events per year - dinners, plays, picnics, and so on -all of which are paid for by those who take part. The Association encourages smaller special interest groups to form as occasion and their interests warrant. Because of extreme economy of operation, dues have been kept at the level of $ 20 per year. This includes five issues of The Retirees' Newsletter .
Officers of the Association are:
President: Stan Cunningham
Secretary: Datta Pillay
Treasurer & Membership: Phyllis Nolan
Elected Members of the Executive
Committee: Robert Chandler, Joseph Habowsky,
Alan Metcalfe; Idalia Rappe
Ex Officio Member:
Immediate Past President: Kumar Chatterjee
Founding President: Norm Shklov
Committee Chairs:
Bursary Fund - TBA
Pension & Benefits: John Meyer
Social Committee: TBA
The Association's Address is:
Faculty/Librarian Retirees' Association - WURA
University of Windsor Post Office,
Windsor, ON. N9B 3P4
Email: pillay@uwindsor.ca
Home Page: http://zeus.uwindsor.ca/newsstnd/uwflra/index.html
Newsletter online: http://zeus.uwindsor.ca/newsstnd/uwflra/news.htm
Health Plan Survey
Over sixty percent of the members completed the Health Plan Survey that was conducted last June. Without exception, the majority preferred to stay with Green Shield Health Plan, but suggested that we negotiate a reduction in monthly premium rates. Your Association went back to the Green Shield with members' views and obtained some new figures which are published on page 6.
Current active faculty members/librarians pay absolutely no attention to their health benefits after retirement. In fact some of them are
surprised to learn after retirement, that they are not covered. Now that we have a retiree representative on the Faculty Association
Contract Committee, every effort should be made to demand this benefit for all retirees.
D7 Committee Activities
D7 is a University Retired Members Pension Committee to examine the adequacy of the retirement benefits provided by the University to former faculty members and Librarians who have retired under the University of Windsor Retirement Plan for Faculty and Certain Others. This Committee has 2 members each from the Faculty Association (WUFA) and the Retirees Association(WURA) plus University representatives and has met several times so far. Monthly meetings are scheduled and a report is expected in December 2000. This Committee is also examining the feasibility of the "PARITY PRINCIPLE". WUFA
and WURA members on this committee are pleased with the spirit and cooperation extended by the university representatives in
addressing the needs of all retirees.
Membership Fees
The Retirees Association is proud to acknowledge that its current roster exceeds 200 members, that is over 80% of the eligible
membership. The Treasurer requests that members forward their cheques for $ 20 for the year 2000-2001 ( October to September) or
bring it to the Annual Meeting on October 24th, 2000.
New WEB Page - Retirees Association
The Retirees Association has a new location for its home page . Click About the University on the UofW home page and then under the Faculty, click Retirees Association. The Retirees Association Newsletter and other information can also be found under News and Coming Events and then under Campus Media and also under Campus Services.
Datta Pillay