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Important Update on Asymptomatic COVID Self-Isolation Leaves for K-12 Members
Please read the attached bulletin.
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CUPE 3523 Executive Message
Updated December 15, 2021
Hello everyone,
Winter Break starts on Friday after work – Yay! For those on holidays and the 10 month employees, please enjoy this well-deserved time off.
We are pleased to announce that the CUPE Children’s Christmas Drive-thru was a big success. Santa and his Elves served over 120 cars and gave away approximately 350 gifts. Thanks to all the student and CUPE volunteers.
The next General Meeting is January 29th. The elections and acclamations will be taking place at this meeting.
Best wishes,
CUPE 3523 Executive
CUPE Supports
CUPE supports our LGBTQ2+ members. Below is information posted on the CUPE BC website. We encourage all members to read the many articles available on their website as well as the statement copied below on the Kamloops Residential School Discovery.
CUPE is a proud advocate for LGBTQ2+ rights. Our commitment is to fight against discrimination and hate in our workplaces and in our communities.
Through the work of our Pink Triangle Committee and with our coalition partners, we’ve helped make strides for LGBTQ2+ people in Canada and internationally.
We work every day to ensure our LGBTQ2+ members can work in a discrimination and harassment-free environment.
CUPE BC Statement on Kamloops Residential School Discovery
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January 29th General Meeting
The next CUPE General Meeting will be held on January 29th. We are tentatively planning to hold the meeting in person at Hollywood Road, Room 1, 9:00 a.m.
An email will be sent prior to the January meeting to ALL CUPE with a link attachment to sign up for the meeting. Sign up will be through SD23 Dashboard/Workshop Tile/Login as there is a limited number of participants allowed due to COVID restrictions.
The following are future General Meeting dates:
February 26, March 12, April 23, May 14, June 11
2019-2022 Collective Agreement
Click on the link below to view the 2019-2022 Collective Agreement
Public Education Benefits Trust (PEBT)
PEBT Civil Litigation Bulletin - January 6, 2021
Please click on the link below to read the PEBT bulletin.
MPP Redesign
CUPE BC will be hosting a series of information webinars for CUPE members on the Plan Partners BC Municipal Pension Plan Redesign changes.
Please read the information in the link below for further details.
2021 Support Staff Seniority List
Updated May 12, 2021
2021 Support Staff Seniority List may be viewed by opening the link below:
SIA Fund in Effect as of July 1, 2020
Attention CEAs,
The Union has received a few phone calls from CEAs who have attended staff meetings at their schools and thought they were being paid to attend the meetings because of the SIA (Service Improvement Allocation) Fund.
The SIA Fund does not take effect until July 1, 2020. The fund will only cover 1 staff meeting per month up to one hour held outside of school hours.
For other departments, please also note that the date the SIA Fund takes effect is July 1, 2020.
Changes to MSP
UPDATED: December 11, 2019
The following MSP information is from the School District and was emailed to ALL STAFF today just to give you a heads up about the changes in MSP and the new process. This new process will start in 90 days and SD23 will email information to ALL STAFF closer to that date. Until then, all changes are made through the Payroll Department at SD23.
Last Friday, all employees received an email to inform you that the District processed your last MSP premium deduction in November 2019.
To further explain, MSP premiums will be eliminated January 1, 2020, however the MSP program will continue to provide provincially insured health care benefits for eligible BC residents. Those employees with existing MSP coverage do not need to re-apply.
The District plans to cancel their Group MSP Plan in the coming weeks but the process will take up to 90 days to complete. As our District’s Group Plan is cancelled, the Ministry of Health and Health Insurance BC (HIBC) will automatically transfer you and any existing dependents to a self-administered MSP account. Until you are notified, contact the District’s payroll department for any changes.
As HIBC begins this transfer in the spring, each individual will be notified and will become personally responsible for keeping their individual MSP accounts up to date.
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To update your address at any time, visit www.addresschange.gov.bc.ca;
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To make the following changes, visit: www.gov.bc.ca/managingyourmspaccount;