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Summer 2016
Newsletter for members of United Steelworkers Local 5296
Fall 2019 Inside this issue
Benefits & Support……….........2
Steelworkers Dental ....….…….3
Holiday Party Invite ……………..4
Health & Safety Rep…..………..5
Duty to Accommodate……. ....6
Labour Day 2019…………………..7
Members Portal Now Open....8
MONTHLY LOCAL 5296
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Please join us for our monthly Local meetings to become active in our union.
**November Local** **Meetings are**
**Cancelled**
Meetings are the third (3rd) Tuesday of every Month (excluding July)
11:00am — USW Local 5296 Office 25 Cecil Street, Toronto
5:30 pm – USW Local 5296 Office 1158 Aerowood Drive, Mississauga
EVERYONE WELCOME
Please call or email a few days before to ensure there are no changes to the meeting date or time.
News from the President
The Federal election has concluded, and we would like to thank all of our members who volunteered and sup-ported the NDP this election. We have a strong NDP caucus led by Jagmeet Singh who will work hard for workers and put people first. In this edition of the newsletter, there are highlights on the Labour Day celebrations in Toronto and Mississauga. We thank all those who joined us for festivities and look for-ward to seeing you again next year. Our local union is looking to start several com-mittees to increase member participation, and educate ourselves on a variety of topics. We are looking to start a Women’s committee, Human Rights committee, and are looking for more people interested in taking part on our Joint Health and Safety committees. Please see inside on how you can get involved. As of July 1st 2019, the minimum basic wage rate in many of our collective agreements went up to $14.26 for those under 5 years seniority, and $14.56 for those 5 years plus in seniority. Please check your respective collective agreement for clarity. We also have included information on worker’s rights, specifically the em-ployer’s duty to accommodate. You can learn through the experience of our finan-cial secretary of what roles and responsibilities you and your employer have when it comes to accommodation in the workplace. We would like to notify our members in Durham region using our dental centres that there is a change in provider in Ajax. You can still get your dental ser-vices closer to home, but through a new dental office location. We would like to inform members that our November Local Meeting is cancelled. We will see you again in December which will also be our yearly holiday party. Tuesday December 17th at 11am and 5:30pm, please join us for lunch at our 25 Cecil office, and dinner at our Aerowood office. We will be celebrating the sea-son, with raffle prizes, good food and friends. In solidarity, Julia Rodriguez President USW Local 5296
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Steelworkers Pension
All pension inquiries are addressed by Gloria Zoratti at BPA extension
#1376. Please visit
http://members.steelworkerspensionplan.ca to review your pension plan
contributions and statements.
All health benefit claims are processed through Claimsecure. Members can
now submit claims electronically. Please register at www.claimsecure.com
using the ID and certificate number on your USW prescription card. For all
inquiries, please contact Claimsecure at 1-888-513-446.
Health Benefit Claims
Short-term Disability & Life Insurance Inquiries regarding life insurance, accident death & dismemberment, short term disability or critical illness, go to the Benefit Plan Administrators (905) 275-6466. Failure to update your contact information with the BPA may result in denial of benefit claims. To track your benefits go to http://member.steelworkersbenefitplan.com.
Minimum Basic Wage As of July 1st 2019, the minimum basic wage in many of our collective
agreements has gone up to $14.26 for those under 5 years seniority, and
$14.56 for those 5 years and above.
News & Events
Keep updated on a variety
of events and information
with USW 5296. Text the
name of your employer to
32323 to subscribe. Text
“STOP” to unsubscribe.
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Rates May Apply
Your Contact Info
Please update your contact
information if you have
moved or to request
electronic copies of the
newsletter. Ensure your full
name, your mailing address,
and the company you work
for is included when
contacting us.
Dental Office
Locations
Available For
Members
United Steelworkers Local 5296 and the BPA Board of Trustees introduced a pilot project in 2018 that offers new dental centre locations. The Board of Trustees made this improvement to provide you with more accessible dental office locations. There will be no changes to your current dental coverage. Please note there is a new location for Ajax, Ontario. Members are still able to visit the Steelworkers Dental centres At 33 Cecil Street and 1158 Aerowood Drive, but can now visit the following additional offices at your convenience:
1. NEW — Ajax Dental Center - 161 Harwood
Avenue North Unit 5B, Ajax, L1Z0A1
(905) 426-8304
2. Dr. Meera Gopalakrishnan - 385 Silverstar Blvd.
Scarborough (416) 491-4533
3. Markham Health + Plex Dental Centre -
5995 - 14th Avenue, Markham (289) 859-9901
Please call W.A. Health Maintenance at (905) 281-
9948 to request an appointment at these offices.
Just a reminder the annual administration fee
for the dental office is $10 for a single member
and $20 for a family.
USW Local 5296 Annual Holiday Celebration
Tuesday December 17th, 2019 11:00am at 25 Cecil Street, Toronto
5:30pm at 1158 Aerowood Drive, Mississauga
The Local 5296 Executive would like to invite all members to come and enjoy the festivities and share
the season’s greetings
Raffle prizes, lunch and gift bags for all members
Please RSVP by December 10th by calling the office at:
(416)593-7587 or (905) 629-3892 or email Syed at
Local 5296 Contacts
President:
Julia Rodriguez
Vice President:
Jana Papuckoski
Financial Secretary
Parvinder Kaur
Recording Secretary:
Kim Milliard
Toronto Office
Tel (416) 593-7587
Mississauga Office
Tel (905) 629-3892
Fax (905) 629-2610
Website:
USWLocal5296.ca
Walk-ins are welcome,
however, we frequently
attend meetings for our
members. Please make an
appointment to ensure
someone will be available
to meet you.
Benefit Plan
(905) 275-6466
Claim Secure
1-888-513-446
Steelworkers in our Community
Steelworkers have a long history of bettering the
communities they are apart of. Local 5296 is looking for
members interested in giving back to their communities and
their union. Our local is looking for interested parties for our
Women’s committee, Human Rights Committee, Political
Action, and Health & Safety. We also do community
projects. If this is something that may
interest you, please let us know at
(416) 593-7587 or email
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HEALTH AND SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS
As per the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the United Steelworkers Local 5296 is
working to establish a Multi-Workplace Joint Health and Safety Committee with each of
our employers. Each workplace with twenty (20) or more employees is required to estab-
lish a Joint Health and Safety Committee.
Being a Health & Safety representative is an opportunity to develop leadership skills,
grow one’s activism, and be able to take part in learning opportunities.
Committee members will be required to do the following:
• Identify actual and potential hazards in the workplace; • Obtain information from the employer relating to health and safety in the workplace; • Inspect the workplace on a regular basis; • Participate in any health and safety-related testing in the workplace; • Recommend health and safety improvements in the workplace.
Designated Health and Safety Worker Representatives will be provided the necessary training to adequately perform the tasks delegated to them.
All time spent by Committee members in connection with attending Committee meetings or performing duties prescribed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act will be consid-ered as time at work. Committee members will be paid at the appropriate rate of pay; not less than four (4) hours call-in pay, plus one (1) hour preparation time. All Health and Safety Worker Representatives will be chosen by the Union. Any person(s)
with prior health and safety experience are encouraged to apply.
If you are interested in participating the Health and Safety Committee at your site, please
contact your Local Union Representative or email your interest to:
Duty to Accommodate
USW Local 5296 Financial Secretary Parvinder Kaur attended the Steelworkers Duty to Accommodate course this passed June. Duty to accommodate for employers is an obligation whereby employers have to make a good faith effort to accommodate employees on the basis of protect-ed grounds which includes disability, religion and pregnancy leave in order to prevent discrimination. Employers and service providers have an obligation to adjust rules, policies or practices to enable em-ployees to fully participate. Someone can not be judged incapable of performing the essential duties or requirements of a job, of being a tenant, or taking part in a service, without efforts to accommodate the person to point of undue hardship.
Thank you Leo and Carol…
The President of the United
Steelworkers, Leo Gerard
and Vice President at large,
Carol Landry have retired
from the executive board of
the United Steelworkers. We
thank them for there years
of service, being tireless
activists for workers rights.
United Steelworkers Local
5296 wishes Leo and Carol a
well deserved retirement.
www.thanksleoandcarol.ca
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Labour Day 2019 Steelworkers gathered in
Toronto and Mississauga
this past Labour Day to
celebrate workers hard
fought rights, and to
celebrate the end of
summer together.
In our Mississauga office,
we had a great turn out
of members and their
families. Jackets, and
raffle prizes were
distributed and lunch
was provided.
In Toronto, Steelworkers
met at our Cecil Street
office to march in the La-
bour Day parade to the
Canadian National
Exhibition. Jackets, and
BBQ lunch was provided
at the hall.
Thank you to all the
members who made this
possible, and their
families for joining us this
year, and hope to see
you again next year.
USW Local 5296
Toronto Office:
25 Cecil Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 1N1
Phone: (416) 593-7587
Mississauga Office:
1158 Aerowood Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L4W 1Y5
Phone: (905)-629-3892
E-mail: [email protected]
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