Page 6 The Retirees' Newsletter
The Retirees's Association ( Faculty, Librarian, Administrator), University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
Vol X III, No. 3, September 2003
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Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Retirees Association, Thursday August 28, 2003, Human
Kinetics Building Conference Room.
Present: John Meyer (V.P., acting chair), Jane Black, Stan Cunningham, Wilfrid Innerd, Norman King, Jerry Malone, Gord Olafson, Datta Pillay, Kenneth Pryke,
Announcements:
Dale Woodyard joined WURA last April and died August 17, two weeks prior to retirement. His interest and good will towards WURA was acknowledged and a donation to the Bursary was proposed. King/Black. Unanimous. Action: D. Pillay.
As of May 27, there is a predicted deficit on $18.9 million in the pension plan for the year. One manager has been fired.
Outstanding Business: Contract Proposals:
Discussion focused on the July 22 proposals and J.
Meyer's revision incorporating A. Metcalfe's comments.
The Preamble to the WURA 2004 proposals submitted by
J. Meyer was accepted unanimously. The proposals were
reviewed, agreed upon, and applied to the forms.
MOTION: That the Pension Improvements and Health Benefits be approved as amended. D. Pillay/ S. Cunningham. Unanimous.N.B. PLEASE NOTE CONFIDENTIALITY ON PROPOSAL MATTERS.Submission of contract proposals: ACTION: J. Meyer will submit the proposals to the Contract Committee.
Separate articles: It was agreed to create Separate Articles in the Collective Agreement, which incorporate all the existing (Article D) articles and sections and any future ones that pertain to the Pension and the Benefits for regular retirees. It was also agreed that examples pertaining to pension and benefits produced by Wilfred Laurier and Carleton Universities be appended. Action: J. Meyer.
TRUST FUND: For three years, the trust fund issue has been of great frustration as no specific action has been taken. Delaying factors mentioned are tax implications, and an overburden in Human Resources. A joint WURA and WUFA letter requesting more assistance in HR was suggested.
The following elements should be incorporated in a separate article or as part of the separate article on Benefits:
Full implementation and quarterly reporting of the "trust fund" policies and terms of reference will be achieved no later than six months into the new contract.
The trust fund policy will incorporate the principle of universality to all regular retirees on the basis of years of service.
The trust fund policy will articulate the conceptual distinction between the distribution of the monies of the fund and health benefit subsidies.
A section on the "trust fund" will be incorporated in the
contract either within the section on "health benefits for
retirees" or as a stand-alone section.
MOTION: That the Trust Fund be a new and separate article in the contract. S. Cunningham/ J. Malone. Unanimous.
Reports/motions/tasks:
Exec. & Council WUFA, ID contact:
J. Malone has accepted to be the contact with Rita LaCivita in Human Resources for a universal university ID card for the Library, HK, etc. Action: J. Malone
Retirement/Benefits Committee:
A. Morgan is replacing D. Briggs on this committee.
Nomination Committee:
S. Cunningham presented the Preliminary Proposals. The slate remains the same except that W. Innerd is leaving the Committee and A. Morgan will be joining. W. Innerd will continue as chair of the Bursary. A constitutional change is required to add two additional directors. The membership requires 30 days notice for an amendment.
MOTION: To accept the report and request a constitutional change. Cunningham/Olafson. Unanimous. Action for Constitutional Change: D. Pillay.
Newsletter Editor:
D. Pillay reported the next newsletter will be issued the end
of Sept. A constitutional change requires 30 days notice.
He will send notice to the members by email and by mail to
members not on email. D. Pillay will also call IONA to
arrange the next Fall General Meeting to be held October
21 at 2:00 pm. Action: D. Pillay.
Treasurer/membership:
N. King reported that there is $3,550 in the account.
CURAC:
K. Pryke had nothing to report. J. Meyer reported that the Subcommittee on Health Benefits has had productive meetings with Johnson Inc. and with a Green Shield brokerage representative. Green Shield is a very minor carrier in the country.
New Business: Initiatives: Pension Representative, Negotiating
team requestWUFA has two representatives on the Retirement
Committee (Sec.15.02 of the Plan) and the BOG has two
representatives, with V.P. Admin (Eric Harbottle) as Chair. J.
Meyer compiled a letter requesting a representative from WURA.
He will refine this letter and circulate it by e-mail to the WURA
Executive for approval and then submit it. Action: J. Meyer, ALL.
The motion for a negotiating team representative from WURA to WUFA was tabled in January and at the next appropriate meeting of the WUFA Retirement and Benefits Committee the motion will be untabled and moved once again. S. Cunningham has agreed to be a guest at that meeting to provide additional support in favour of the motion.
Next Executive Meeting: Thursday, October 9th, 2:00
p.m., HK conference room.
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