ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED!
MBC 2294-96, Monday, Nov 2, 3:30 - 5:20pm (note new time and location)
The Contract Committee is taking questions and getting feedback on the Union's monetary proposals—wages and benefits—which will be tabled during the 21 days of bargaining before Final Offer Selection. (Light snacks will be served.)
Nadine Flagel, fifteen-year sessional at SFU, speaks out against cutting member benefits:
...the one quantifiable asset of working [as a sessional] at SFU was coverage of my MSP premiums. With a family of four, this was a significant benefit. Even though I cannot currently contribute as much as I would like to my family’s finances, I could tell myself that through my work at SFU I earned our health coverage.
The news that SFU’s bargaining team has threatened this basic health coverage was shocking.
Click the image to read Flagel's open letter.
This Monday, I was dismayed to learn that the university plans to stop paying the benefits, including supplementary health insurance, for TSSU members as of October 31st. I’d be surprised if the union can afford to shoulder this cost - so what this amounts to is leaving the members who depend on this health insurance high and dry. “Dismayed” is actually a poor word choice in this context - no, I’m livid, and terrified.
See, I’m a student with significant health challenges...
Click image to read the whole letter.