days until our Collective Agreement expires, we are preparing, we are united and we will make change.

Update On Air Canada’s Plan To Provide Annuities To Pension Plan Members

Dear members, On September 7, 2018, the union sent out a bulletin to the membership concerning Air Canada’s plan to annuitize pensions. In the September 7th bulletin, the union communicated that CUPE’s pension lawyer had written to Air Canada (AC) to request disclosure of the application by AC to the Minister of Finance for the …

Why the Pink Triangle?

The Nazis used the pink triangle symbol to identify those in concentration camps imprisoned because of their homosexuality. Prior to World War II, pink was  a male colour, as an offshoot of red. Pink was chosen not because it meant the wearer was feminine, but because they liked other men. Every prisoner had to wear …

Links and Resources

Gay Health Blog CUPE  National LGBTTQI Issues and Research LGBT Publications The Advocate Genre Instinct In the Family Out Oasis Magazine  Planet Out Poz She XY

Pension links

CPP  Canadian Pension Plan: https://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/isp/cpp/cpptoc.shtml OAS Old Age Security: https://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/oas/pension/oldagesecurity.shtml RRQ: Régie des rentes du Quebec: https://www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/fr Other Website and Info Equifax Canada – Consumer Information Center If you would like to obtain a copy of your credit report immediately, for a fee, you can receive real-time on-line access to your personal credit report, credit …

MERCER OneView: For Pension Estimates and other Pension Plan Information

Pension estimates can be done thru the Aeronet portalAeronet address – https://acaeronet.aircanada.ca Follow these steps: Sign in to the Aeronet Select My Hr from the tool bar at the top of the page On the left side of the page in the My Pension section, select Information and Tools Select Define Benefit to do the …