Page 8 The Retirees' Newsletter
The Retirees's Association ( Faculty, Librarian, Administrator), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ont. Canada
Vol X11 , No. 3, September 2002
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The Association
The Retirees' Association (Faculty,Librarian, Administrator -WURA) 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 four issues of The Retirees' Newsletter .
Officers of the Association are:
President: Alan Metcalfe
Secretary: Jane Black
Treasurer& Membership : Phyllis Nolan
Elected Members of the Executive
Committee: Don Briggs; Jerry Malone;
John Meyer
Editor Newsletter: Datta Pillay
Ex Officio Members:
Immediate Past President: Stan Cunningham
Founding President: Norm Shklov
Committee Chairs:
Social Committee: Vacant
Bursary Fund Committee: Wilf Innerd
Pension & Benefits: John Meyer
WEB Master: Ray Hermiston
The Association's Address is:
Faculty, Librarian, Administrator Retirees' Association (WURA)
University of Windsor Post Office,
Windsor, ON. N9B 3P4
Email: pillay@uwindsor.ca
Home Page: http://www.uwindsor.ca/newsstnd
uwflra/index.html
Newsletteronline:http://www.uwindsor.ca/newsstnd/ uwflra/news.htm
Deja Vu
After serving as your Editor for four years, I thought it was time to pass
on the torch to someone else and we found an excellent replacement
in Jim Linton as our new Editor to begin work January 1, 2002.
However, due to many unavoidable circumstances, he had to resign in
July 2002 and your WURA Executive twisted my arm strongly enough
for me to yield, much to the displeasure of my better half.
I should express our thanks to Jim Linton for editing two issues
of the WURA Newsletters.
Retirees' Concerns: The WURA Executive during the past few years year addressed many matters affecting the retirees' The three major concerns are
1) Adequacy of pension plan, improvements to retiree
pension through Faculty Association Contract proposals and better
accountability of Pension Managers.
All these aspects will be dealt in the D7 committee, which is meeting on
a regular basis, for the first time in 18 years since the D7 provision has
existed in the Collective Agreement.
2) Better Health Benefits
3) Retirees' Trust Fund
Pension Letters - 2002 Pension Letters will probably place almost
all retirees' in the Minimum Guarantee level, because the pension
fund has earned less than 6% this past year. Needless to say the
hardships caused to many just to meet ends.
Membership Drive and $ 20 Dues: Organizations survive or fail on
the strength and support of their membership and collective voice. This
plea is on behalf of our Treasurer to gently remind those who have not
paid the dues for 2001-2002 ( about 65 members). Please send in your
cheques. The small membership dues has been put to good use by the
Retirees Executive Committee, particularly in publishing 4 issues of the
Newsletter and being extremely stingy in spending the money. On
pages 9 -12 of this newsletter, is a list of members of WURA.
Retirees Bursary Fund - This fund has surpassed the $ 50,000
mark in just six years, since its establishment. This year your Executive
will again offer Three bursaries. I am pleased to echo the pleas in
previous editorial column requests to contribute to the Bursary Fund.
It's certainly a matter of great pride for the Association to have
accumulated over $ 50,000 in such a short time.
Contributions are payable to "University of Windsor-Retirees' Bursary Fund" and addressed to the Office of Student Awards, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4- Please Mark envelope - "Attention of Ms. Aase Cuthbert, Director of Student Awards".
Datta Pillay
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