The Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner will examine whether Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s role in supporting a bill on pensions violated the conflict-of-interest law, according to the CBC.
Pensions
Ethics commissioner to examine Morneau’s pension role
November 10th, 2017
NDP MP introduces bill to give workers more protection in corporate bankruptcies
November 8th, 2017
New Democrat Scott Duvall (Hamilton Mountain) has introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the House of Commons that would give workers higher payment priority when their company goes bankrupt.
Submission on Bill C-27, an Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act
June 1st, 2017
CURC is strongly supportive of increasing the Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) to 50% of the average wage: CPP/QPP covers all workers and thus has a large contribution base to draw on, making it more efficient to administer.
Re-defining your pension rights in favour of corporate profits
May 16th, 2017
In 2014, under Harper, it was about replacing defined benefit pension plans with defined ‘contribution’ plans. Today, under Trudeau, it is about replacing defined benefit pension plans with ‘target’ benefit plans. It’s more than semantics. This proposed change could have a retroactive impact on present pensioners’ benefits.
CURC compliments government on budget measures, but seeks improvements
April 6th, 2016
Text of a letter to federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau
CURC marches for pensioners in Hamilton
April 6th, 2016
CURC joined members of the Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) in a Jan. 30 march to protest the decision to attack the benefits and pensions of workers at US Steel (formerly Stelco).
2016 Ottawa Pre-Retirement Courses announced
April 6th, 2016
The Ottawa Area Council of CURC has announced 2016 Pre-Retirement Courses in May and November.
Sarnia CURC supports Real Canadian Superstore strikers
July 8th, 2015
Ted Hext and striking UFCW members July 8, 2015 – Sarnia Area President Ted Hext was among those out in support of the striking UFCW Sisters and Brothers at the Real Canadian Superstore in Sarnia. Most of these workers make minimum wage or just above, but most disturbing is that the company was offering 20% […]
Seniors Vote meets with political parties
May 4th, 2015
Photos from the Apr. 20 meeting of the constituent organizations of Seniors Vote with representatives from all political parties.
45 attend London pre-retirement course
April 27th, 2015
On April 25 and 26, 2015, The London, Woodstock, St. Thomas, Stratford and Ingersoll Area Council of CURC held a very successful pre-retirement course for 45 people from a variety of unions: ONA, OPSEU, PSAC, COPE, OSSTF, a couple from Kelloggs and a couple of non-union participants. Anne Spenser who is CURC Benefits Consultant […]
