Response To College President’s Message of March 16, 2018
The college president announced on Friday that seven programs will have their fall intake suspended. The union will be scrutinizing the college decisions to suspend in upcoming meetings of the College Employment Stability Committee. We have already asked the college for supporting data to understand how the college arrived at the decisions to suspend; the […]
Local Lines — Special Issue for partial-load faculty
The attached issue of Local Lines is a special issue for the partial-load faculty at Algonquin. As well, please find an accompanying union membership form if you have not already completed such a form. There is no additional cost to join the union. The completed from can be dropped off at the union office, C215b. […]
Taxable Status of Strike Pay
The local has received numerous querries regarding the taxable status of Strike Pay. This is addressed on the Canada Revenue Agency website at the following link: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/personal-income/amounts-that-taxed.html Pat Kennedy President, OPSEU Local 415
CAAT Pension Plan funded status grows to 118%
Dear members, I am pleased to be able to convey to you some fantastic news of continued grown of our jointly governed CAAT Pension Plan, which stands 118% funded on a going-concern basis, with a funding reserve of $2.3 billion, based on its latest actuarial valuation as at January 1, 2018. This is an improvement […]
Information you need to know about Health & Safety
DID YOU KNOW? Risk Management and Physical Resources are 2 different departments. Risk Management deals with Health & Safety issues. Occupational Health and Safety details posted @ http://www.algonquincollege.com/safety-security-services/home/risk-insurance-management/ Risk Management www.algonquincollege.com The College has endorsed an Enterprise Risk Management Framework to support its efforts in the area of risk management. This framework is steered through the College […]