Lisa Raymond, Author at AC Component

Update on Pension Buybacks

Lisa Raymond on February 22, 2021

The Pension Committee has received a lot of enquiries regarding Pension Buyback and how a layoff affects the timeline to initiate a buyback. Generally, all members who are laid-off and wish to initiate a buyback fall into one of these two categories:

If you were on a Leave eligible for a buyback and then placed directly on layoff, you will have 90 days upon your recall to buyback that leave. This only applies to you if you were laid-off directly from that leave and were never returned to the payroll in-between the leave and the layoff.
The other situation is those that took a Leave eligible for a buyback and were subsequently returned to work. You will have 90 days from the end of that leave to initiate the buyback even if you have now been laid-off, as you were returned to payroll for even just a few days. If you select payroll deductions as your buyback option, the deductions will begin upon your recall.

Mainline Defined Benefit Plan Members must contact HR Connex Pension at 1-833-847-3675, Option 2 to initiate their buyback.

In Solidarity,

Your Component Pension Committee

Update on Service Canada Information Sessions

Lisa Raymond on February 17, 2021

UPDATE – The Service Canada information session regarding the Employment Insurance (EI) Program on Thursday, February 18th is now FULL. Login information has already been sent out to those that have secured one of the available spots. If you did not receive an email with the login information it unfortunately means that all of the spots were filled before we received your email.

There are still some spots left for the English session on Monday, February 22nd at 12pm EST. The session will cover how to sign up for EI as well as a Q & A period and will be 1 hour in length.

To register for the February 22nd English session, please email contact@accomponent.ca with your full name, your base, and your employee number. This session is open to all members, at all bases, of both Mainline and Rouge.

The session will be held via Zoom. Login information will be sent to those who have registered. There is a maximum of 125 participants and the spots will be given out on a first come, first served basis.

Local Nomination Results – 2021 Election

Lisa Raymond on February 16, 2021

This bulletin has been divided into 3 sections:

1. Local Elections Required

2. Acclaimed Local Positions

3. Local Vacancies

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1. LOCAL ELECTIONS REQUIRED

Local Elections are required for the following positions and will commence at 09:00 EST on March 11, 2021 and close at 12:00 EST on March 22, 2021:

LOCAL 4091

Local 4091 President
(1 position available)
Caroline Charrier
Guillaume Leduc

LOCAL 4092

Local 4092 President
(1 position available)
Michel Cournoyer
Denis Montpetit
Spiro Vatistas

LOCAL 4094

Local 4094 Vice President
(8 positions available)
Melinda Allen
Sandra Hendre
Bernadette Jean
Alison Kjertinge
Robert Koll
Henly Larden
Guy Leguerrier
David Pacheco
Aiden Tombs

LOCAL 4095

Local 4095 President
(1 position available)
Nadine Perrin
Kim Wentzell

Local 4095 Vice President
(3 positions available)
Nuria Martin
Daylen Mitansky
Janice Patience
Nicola Schnell

IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: You will receive a letter by email, and by regular mail for those that did not opt out of physical mailings, directly from Simply Voting prior to the vote opening. This letter will contain a new Elector ID and Password, along with detailed instructions on how to vote online and by telephone.

You have the option of voting by web, or by phone, as per Component Bylaws. You will need your new Elector ID and Password to access the system.

Once you have submitted your vote, the Simply Voting system will issue a printable electronic receipt. If you are voting by phone, you can only access your electronic receipt by logging into the Simply Voting system online.

If you are experiencing difficulties registering your vote, please e-mail vote@accomponent.ca or call 1-877-411-3552, extension 254 or (416) 798-3399, extension 254. Please provide us with your name, employee number, phone number, e-mail address, and postal code. We will respond as quickly as possible during business hours (weekdays 9:00am – 4:00pm EST), however, please allow us 1 business day to respond.

As the campaigning process begins, we ask that everyone click HERE to review the Election Guidelines. These guidelines pertain not only to the candidates, but to the entire membership.

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2. ACCLAIMED LOCAL POSITIONS

The following Local positions have been acclaimed:

LOCAL 4091

Local 4091 Vice President
Rima Chebib – ACCLAIMED
Caroline Lozeau-Gelinas – ACCLAIMED
Sabrina Perron – ACCLAIMED
Julie Potvin – ACCLAIMED
Natasha Stea – ACCLAIMED

Local 4091 Secretary-Treasurer
David Guillemette – ACCLAIMED

Local 4091 Trustee
Genevieve Bedard – ACCLAIMED
Guylaine Larochelle – ACCLAIMED

LOCAL 4092

Local 4092 Vice President
Michelle Duhaney – ACCLAIMED
Kathryn Hoffman – ACCLAIMED
Kirk Horsman – ACCLAIMED
Cynthia Kryszak – ACCLAIMED
Victoria Primavera – ACCLAIMED
Laurent (Larry) Roy – ACCLAIMED
Lillian Speedie – ACCLAIMED

Local 4092 Secretary-Treasurer
Da Hyen (David) Lee – ACCLAIMED

LOCAL 4094

Local 4094 President
Carolyn Bugnon – ACCLAIMED

Local 4094 Secretary-Treasurer
Cindy Bell – ACCLAIMED

LOCAL 4095

Local 4095 Secretary-Treasurer
Jocelyne Picot – ACCLAIMED

LOCAL 4098

Local 4098 President
Craig Smith – ACCLAIMED

Local 4098 Vice President
Robyn Sharpe – ACCLAIMED

Local 4098 Secretary-Treasurer
Maxime Audet – ACCLAIMED

Local 4098 Montreal Base Vice President
Kimberly Vasconcelos Duarte – ACCLAIMED

Local 4098 Toronto Base Vice President
Heather Kelly – ACCLAIMED

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3. LOCAL VACANCIES

There are vacancies in the following Local positions:

LOCAL 4092
– Local 4092 Vice President – 1 vacant position
– Local 4092 Trustee – 1 vacant position

LOCAL 4094
– Local 4094 Trustee – 1 vacant position

LOCAL 4095
– Local 4095 Trustee – 1 vacant position

LOCAL 4098
– Local 4098 Montreal Base Vice President – 1 vacant position
– Local 4098 Toronto Base Vice President – 4 vacant positions
– Local 4098 Trustee – 2 vacant positions

In Solidarity,

Your Component Tabulating Committee

COVID-19 – Airline Employment Membership Survey Closes Tomorrow – February 17, 2021

Lisa Raymond on February 16, 2021

Just a reminder, if you have not already done so, to complete our short survey regarding COVID-19 impacts and employment before it closes tomorrow – Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at 11:59pm EST.

You can access the survey here:

https://survey-sondage.cupe.ca/index.php/274114?lang=en

This survey is anonymous, and answers will not identify individuals in any way.

As you are all aware, tens of thousands of flight attendants around the world have been laid off or furloughed. Some members are currently in the CEWS programs, others are collecting EI benefits. Recall periods for CUPE’s various airline locals range from 2-5 years. With lengthy recall periods and the lack of information from the government on what supports may be available to workers who may be affected by COVID-19 for periods that stretch past eligible EI periods, CUPE is interested in hearing from you.

CUPE has heard from its airline membership that members are currently exploring temporary options for employment. CUPE can assist with finding other temporary employment options of interest by working with the government and employers as we are already working on other projects such as: Just Transition, Improving Long Term Care, increasing childcare access, and improving education resources.

Have your voice heard – complete the survey!

Additional Service Canada Information Sessions

Lisa Raymond on February 16, 2021

Due to the overwhelming desire from many members to join these sessions, Service Canada has scheduled two additional English information sessions regarding the Employment Insurance (EI) Program. These sessions will cover how to sign up for EI as well as a Q & A period. Each session will be 1 hour in length.

To register for one of the sessions please email contact@accomponent.ca with your full name, your base, your employee number, and the date of the session you want to attend. The schedule is listed below. These sessions are open to all members, at all bases, of both Mainline and Rouge.

DATE	TIME	LANGUAGE
Thurs. Feb. 18, 2021	12 pm EST	English
Mon. Feb. 22, 2021	12 pm EST	English

To allow as many members as possible to benefit from these sessions, if you have already registered for one of the previous sessions, you will be unable to register for these additional dates.

These sessions will be held via Zoom. Login information for each session will be sent to those who have registered. There is a maximum of 125 participants per session and the spots will be given out on a first come, first serve basis.

In solidarity,

Update on Pension Buybacks

Update on Service Canada Information Sessions

Local Nomination Results – 2021 Election

COVID-19 – Airline Employment Membership Survey Closes Tomorrow – February 17, 2021

Additional Service Canada Information Sessions

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