December 14, 2016

Thorncliffe IAM Members have First Agreement

Wednesday December 14, 2016 For Immediate Release   Nepean, ON – Members of IAM Local Lodge 1295, employed by the Thorncliffe Retirement Home, have ratified their first collective agreement. The three-year collective agreement provides wage increases of 2.5 per cent in each year for the majority of the memberships, others who have reached the top of the wage scale receive a lump sum payment of 1.75 per cent in each

New EI Regulations on One Week Waiting Period

December 12, 2016 To: Canadian Council and EI/UI Ad-Hoc Committee   Dear Sisters and Brothers: Re: New EI Regulations on One Week Waiting Period   We’re writing to inform you of a change in Employment Insurance regulations that may affect your members.   In Budget 2016, the federal government announced that the EI waiting period would be reduced from two weeks to one week as of January 1, 2017. This