General Meeting June 19, 2024

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CUPE 917 General Meeting

Wednesday, June 19 2024
Clearihue A317 at 4:15pm

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89051289140

Meeting ID: 890 5128 9140

This meeting will be held both in person and via zoom simultaneously.

All members attending via Zoom are required to display their full name before being admitted.

Hybrid meeting voting note:
Due to CUPE National guidelines, all secret votes for elections, ratifications, bargaining and strike votes must be done using a singular platform. As such, all voting in this manner will be done in person using paper ballots to ensure the integrity of the votes.
Any vote that only requires a show of hands may still be done via Zoom.

Meeting Agenda:
Nominations for 3 Member at Large

Palestine protest encampment update

Pacific Blue Cross Board of Directors election

Potential increase in cost of benefits

U-club bargaining update

Food service food credit discussions

In solidarity,

Dave Sylvest

Recording Secretary, CUPE 917
Outside Workers | University of Victoria

 

University Club Bargaining Bulletin #2

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                                          Bargaining Bulletin #2

We met with the employer on June 10th and reached agreement on outstanding non-monetary proposals and began discussions on monetary proposals like wages and benefits.
We were scheduled to continue bargaining on June 14th but have rescheduled to June 21st at the employer’s request. We expect the employer will have an update regarding wages and benefits at our next bargaining date. Negotiations have continued to be respectful and productive and we have found common ground on a number of issues.

Telus Employee plan

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Fwd: Telus Employee Plan Update: Get your iPhone 15 128GB for only $23.79

Good Afternoon,

Attached are the latest Telus Employee offers and order form.

Thinking of a new device? Get the iPhone 15 128GB for only $23.79 or the Samsung S24 128GB for $5.00 with the Bring it Back Program.

Here is a link to place orders online. TELUS EMPLOYEE PLAN ORDER SITE

Best offers:

Offer 1) $50.00 Data Plan with 75GB of Data included with the iPhone 15 128GB for $23.79 per month with the Bring it Back Program. (Total monthly $73.79 plus tax)

  • Add Unlimited USA Roaming and 25GB More Data to this plan for only $5.00 More.

Offer 2) $50.00 Data Plan with 75GB of Data included with the Samsung S24 128GB for $5.00 per month with the Bring it Back Program. (Total monthly $55.00 plus tax)

  • Add Unlimited USA Roaming and 25GB More Data to this plan for only $5.00 More

Offer 3) $50.00 Data Plan with 75GB of Data included with the Samsung S24+ 256GB for $20.00 per month with the Bring it Back Program. (Total monthly $70.00 plus tax)

  1. Add Unlimited USA Roaming and 25GB More Data to this plan for only $5.00 More

Offer 4) $50.00 Data Plan with 75GB of Data included with the Google Pixel 8 128GB for $6.92 per month with the Bring it Back Program. (Total monthly $56.92 plus tax)

  • Add Unlimited USA Roaming and 25GB More Data to this plan for only $5.00 More.

 

Telus Renewals are Eligible for all the Same Hardware. Telus Renewal rate plans are $55 but Include 100GB of data with USA Roaming. See attached for more details.

Bring Your Own Device Options: (Available when bringing your phone from another carrier. BYOD Plan for New Activations Only. No Contract. Prices below are after $5.00 BYOD Credit for 24 Months)

  1. $45.00 for 50GB of High Speed Data
  1. $50.00 for 100GB of High Speed Data Including Unlimited USA Roaming. When you add another line to your existing account you’ll receive an Additional $5.00 Bill Credit when selecting this plan for 24 Months.
  1. $60.00 for 150GB Including Unlimited USA and Mexico Roaming. When you add another line to your existing account you’ll receive an Additional $5.00 Bill Credit when selecting this plan for 24 Months.

More Offers:

  1. Add a Watch or Tablet for $10.00 per Month to share the Data with your Phone
  2. $25.00 Talk and Text Plan or $33.00 Talk and Text with 3GB of Data
  1. Telus Smart Home Security. See Page 5 for More Details (Bundle with your Cell Phone and save up to $15 per month)
  1. All Current Hardware Pricing can be Found on Page 3 of the Attached with and without the bring it back Program

 

There are lots of other options for plans and hardware available on the attached order form to choose from.

 

To order please complete this fillable PDF form and email it back and we will process ASAP. You can also place your order online by clicking here: TELUS EMPLOYEE PLAN ORDER SITE

Click here for PDF

Pacific Blue Cross voting

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Dear CUPE 917 Member,

We are urgently requesting your support this week. Members of CUPE Local 917 have fought hard for our extended health benefits, and to access them we rely on our benefits provider, Pacific Blue Cross.

Right now, Pacific Blue Cross (PBC) plan members can vote to elect new directors to the PBC Board. As plan members, the health and well-being of you and your family are directly impacted by the decisions made by the PBC Board of Directors.

There is a lot at stake in this election. This year, Dr. Brian Day is running to be a director of the PBC Board. Dr. Day has a long and well-documented history of trying to dismantle public health care. He wants to be on the Board so he can promote his own privatization agenda, not because he has the best interests of PBC members at heart.

CUPE 1816, which represents PBC workers, has endorsed three candidates for the Board:

  • Jaime Matten
  • Dr. Patricia Gerber
  • Dr. Chuanyi (Johnny) Nie

 

Jaime Matten is the Executive Director of the BC Federation of Labour and has dedicated her career to fighting for workers and the community. Dr. Patricia Gerber is a pharmacist who knows the importance of secure and reliable extended health benefits to support people’s access to prescriptions. Dr. Johnny Nie is an emergency health physician in the interior. Everyday he sees that people who have access to good benefits have better health outcomes, and that is what he wants to support.

These candidates are also endorsed by CUPE BC and the BC Federation of Labour. All three of them want PBC to remain a strong, not-for-profit health insurance provider. Electing them is the best way to keep Dr. Day from joining the board and pursuing his agenda to privatize the public health care you rely on.

How to vote:

  • Voting is happening right now online via the PBC website. Click here to vote for our endorsed candidates.
  • The voting period closes Monday, June 17 at 4:30 p.m. You must vote online during this period for your vote to count.
  • To vote, you will need your Policy Number 40704 and ID Number (Uvic V number so include the two zeros at the beginning 00________), which you can find on your PBC ID card. You’ll also need your birth date.
    • If you are on an FNHA plan: in the policy number field, enter 40000. Enter your Status Card number in the ID Number field.
  • If you have trouble voting, you can contact PBC for help during business hours at 604-419-2098

 

Let’s make sure that PBC’s Board of Directors remains committed to prioritizing people over profits.

Vote today for Jaime Matten, Patricia Gerber, and Chuanyi (Johnny) Nie to help us protect the benefits we’ve fought so hard for.

In Solidarity,

CUPE 917 Executive.
Jaime Matten’s entire career has focused on supporting progressive organizations in British Columbia, from small volunteer coalitions to complex labour federations. She is dedicated to strengthening the programs and services that make our province better. As the Executive Director for the BC Federation of Labour, she works with unions in every corner of the province and every sector of the economy to advance the rights of working people to fair wages, safer workplaces, good benefits, and economic security. She knows that workers around the province rely on extended health benefits from Pacific Blue Cross every day. Jaime wants to see the provision of critical services through a non-profit model continue to be PBC’s focus. She looks forward to being on a Board of Directors that continues to put people front and centre in their decision making.

 Johnny Nie is an Emergency Physician at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. His professional interests include resuscitation simulation, teaching, and quality improvement, and he has research background in immunology and virology. At Royal Inland Hospital he is a Clinical Instructor for the Department of Emergency Medicine at UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. Johnny speaks Japanese, Mandarin, and English. Johnny has thorough knowledge of good governance and a deep passion for making a healthier community through access to a broad array of health services. Working in the emergency room at one of the busiest hospitals in the province, he regularly sees the impact that good extended health benefits can have on the health and well-being of everybody. Johnny will strengthen Pacific Blue Cross to ensure that all members can continue to benefit from its services for many years to come.

Dr. Gerber is currently the Director of Degree Programs for Pharmacists, and is leading the development of the new Professional Master’s degree program for pharmacists at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Dr. Gerber has published in several clinical and academic journals, has been an invited speaker in national and international conferences, and continues to serve in several national and international scholarly roles. Her excellence in teaching has seen her nominated for the Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award every year between 2020 and 2023. She has been a member of the Pacific Blue Cross Board of Directors since 2019. She is committed to ensuring that Pacific Blue Cross continues to be a source of reliable, high quality benefits supporting workers and residents in British Columbia.

University Club Bargaining Bulletin #1

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University Club Bargaining Bulletin #1

 We met with the employer and their representative on May 24th for the first day of bargaining. Bargaining has begun on a positive note. Discussions were respectful and productive.

 We have made good progress on non-monetary items and reached agreement on a number of proposals. Our next bargaining day is scheduled for June 10th. We expect to discuss monetary items that day.

 

General Meeting – March 20th

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CUPE 917 is hosting a Hybrid General Meeting on Wednesday March 20th, 2023 at 4:15pm in the Clearihue a317 (CLE).
This meeting will be held in person and via zoom simultaneously.

MEETING AGENDA:

  • Job Evaluation(JE) Update
  • UVic Budget Cuts Update
  • CARSA Shift Differential Updates
  • University Club(U-Club) Updates
  • Bylaws Update
  • U-Club Bargaining
  • Education Update
  • Pride 2024 Updates

IMPORTANT:
Due to changes in the CUPE Constitution, there have been updates to how votes are to be conducted in meetings that are held virtually and in person.  Copied below is the information from the CUPE Constitution.

B.6.2 In Person or Virtual Meetings 
The Local Union may hold membership meetings in person and/or virtually. Where virtual meetings are held, all voting will be conducted electronically provided secrecy can be maintained, where mandated.

Members attending the meeting in person will need to bring an electronic device that can log into Zoom as all ballots will be cast using the Zoom poll option.  Click here for information in regards to joining Zoom.

**If you are no longer a CUPE 917 member, please click the “unsubscribe” button below to be removed from this email list.

CUPE 917 – 2024 March 6th Special Meeting

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UPE 917 is hosting a Hybrid General Meeting on Wednesday March 6th, 2023 at 4:00pm in the Cornett B111

This meeting will be held in person and via zoom simultaneously.

MEETING AGENDA:

  • Nominations for three(3) people for convention
  • Nominations for Vice President
  • Nominations for Sargent-At-Arms
  • Nominations for Member-At-Large
  • Nominations for two(2) trustees needed

IMPORTANT:
Due to changes in the CUPE Constitution, there have been updates to how votes are to be conducted in meetings that are held virtually and in person.  Copied below is the information from the CUPE Constitution.

B.6.2 In Person or Virtual Meetings 
The Local Union may hold membership meetings in person and/or virtually. Where virtual meetings are held, all voting will be conducted electronically provided secrecy can be maintained, where mandated.

Members attending the meeting in person will need to bring an electronic device that can log into Zoom as all ballots will be cast using the Zoom poll option.  Click here for information in regards to joining Zoom.

**If you are no longer a CUPE 917 member, please click the “unsubscribe” button below to be removed from this email list.

CUPE 917 – 2024 February 21st General Meeting

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Happy New Year and welcome back everybody,

CUPE 917 is hosting a Hybrid General Meeting on Wednesday February 21, 2023 at 4:15pm in the Clearihue a317 (CLE).
This meeting will be held in person and via zoom simultaneously.

MEETING AGENDA:

  • New Head Steward
  • Cloud Service for Exec
  • Logo Competition
  • Bylaws
  • U-Club Bargaining
  • New Education Committee Member
  • Pride

IMPORTANT:
Due to changes in the CUPE Constitution, there have been updates to how votes are to be conducted in meetings that are held virtually and in person.  Copied below is the information from the CUPE Constitution.

B.6.2 In Person or Virtual Meetings 
The Local Union may hold membership meetings in person and/or virtually. Where virtual meetings are held, all voting will be conducted electronically provided secrecy can be maintained, where mandated.

Members attending the meeting in person will need to bring an electronic device that can log into Zoom as all ballots will be cast using the Zoom poll option.  Click here for information in regards to joining Zoom.

**If you are no longer a CUPE 917 member, please click the “unsubscribe” button below to be removed from this email list.

2024 TD1 tax forms

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Update Jan 24 2024:

The 2024 TD1 has now been released and is availible to complete. Prior basic amounts have been indexed to the new basic amounts.

There are a few remaining issues with the online TD1.

  • The Basic amount “Worksheet (TD1-WS)” calculator is not currently producing the correct values.
  • The selector for “Have you claimed tax credit amounts with other employers?” is not setting the basic amount to zero.

We are awaiting updates for these issues, but in the mean time, we have released the TD1 so that you are able to complete most of the functions allowed.

 

2024 TD1 tax forms will not be available until late January 2023 due to the Canadian Revenue Agency’s (CRA) delayed release of the 2024 TD1 form.

As a temporary solution, UVic will be setting every employee’s basic exemption to:

  • $15,705 for federal tax, and
  • $12,580 for BC provincial tax.

 

How does this affect your personal taxes?

If you do not normally complete an annual TD1 or if you normally just claim the basic amount, then there will be no effect on your taxes.

If you normally complete a TD1 to:

  • Increase or decrease your exemption,
  • declare another employer,
  • declare other amounts, or
  • add additional taxes;

your initial 1-2 payrolls will not have your personalized tax deductions (deducted at source). This will be resolved when you file your taxes 2024 taxes in 2025.

 

What should you do next?

Please check this page or www.uvic.ca/TD1 on the week of Jan 2nd.

If you have any additional questions, please contact the payroll office.

CUPE 917 – 2024 January 17th General Meeting

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Happy New Year and welcome back everybody,

CUPE 917 is hosting a Hybrid General Meeting on Wednesday January 17, 2023 at 4:15pm in the Clearihue a317 (CLE).
This meeting will be held in person and via zoom simultaneously.

MEETING AGENDA:

  • U-Club Bargaining
  • Cloud Service for Exec
  • Logo Competition

IMPORTANT:
Due to changes in the CUPE Constitution, there have been updates to how votes are to be conducted in meetings that are held virtually and in person.  Copied below is the information from the CUPE Constitution.

B.6.2 In Person or Virtual Meetings 
The Local Union may hold membership meetings in person and/or virtually. Where virtual meetings are held, all voting will be conducted electronically provided secrecy can be maintained, where mandated.

Members attending the meeting in person will need to bring an electronic device that can log into Zoom as all ballots will be cast using the Zoom poll option.  Click here for information in regards to joining Zoom.

**If you are no longer a CUPE 917 member, please click the “unsubscribe” button below to be removed from this email list.