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CPEAC, the Canadian Employee Acquisition Club, is a national discount program exclusive to Canadian public employees from all sectors, including their retirees. Unlike static discount programs CPEAC invites all members to participate in identifying products and services of interest.
As many people have asked, "How do you get on a committee?" the board of directors has now provided an application form for those who wish to serve on a provincial committee. While some committees like Advocacy and Finance, have unique membership requirements, these six committees have universal access: Pension & Benefits, Excellence in Education, Health & Housing, Heritage, Membership and Social Concerns.
If you would like to serve on a provincial committee - the term is for one year - click on the link below to view committee mission statements and to get an application form. The DEADLINE to apply is September 1, 2010
To go to Committee page click here
The Spring Draw for the 2009/10 "Dogwood Recruitment Rewards" took place at the BCRTA Board of Directors meeting on June 23, 2010. Johnsons Representatives
Lynda Stewart and Lisa Hansen were on hand to draw the winning tickets.
To read the full report click here
Changes this July and in 2012 affect benefits, contribution rates
The Teachers' Pension Board of Trustees is making changes to the pension plan to ensure cost-of-living adjustments are sustainable into the future.
Members' basic, lifetime pensions are secure and the account that funds them is financially healthy. Please read the announcement by clicking link
For more information click here
June 2010 Round Table Roundup
Our last directors’ meeting of the year was on June 23rd and coincided with the first weather forecast for truly summer weather but we are here to serve the membership, and here we were. Our first agenda, sent via email a week ago, had been revamped and the Finance committee placed first, with the budget for the coming year as the number one issue. The budget pages themselves had undergone a second review, and we had also received a breakdown of where each member’s $35 fee went, in percentages. (continue reading by clicking link below)
Read the full reportA Note from Johnson Inc:
A question came up about trip cancellation or interruption due to the recent Iceland volcanic ash situation. As the eruption could be considered "an act of God", does the Medoc insurance cover our members in this situation?
We received the following reply from Lynda Stewart at Johnson Inc.
Our MEDOC policy under Trip Interruption and Delay insurance will cover such an event.
Covered events under Trip Cancellation, Interruption and Delay Insurance states:
# 5 Delay of your common carrier or a private automobile resulting from the mechanical failure of that carrier, a traffic accident, an emergency police-directed road closure, weather conditions or flight delay, causing you to miss a connection or resulting in the interruption of your trip arrangements.
Benefits will be payable under Additional Hotel and Meal Expenses not exceeding the maximums as indicated in the policy or certificate of insurance applicable to your groups.
Members would need to contact the MEDOC claims service provider, GEM at the numbers shown on the back of their MEDOC card.
BCRTA Annual Golf Tournament
DUE TO LACK OF REGISTRATIONS THE 2010 GOLF TOURNAMENT WILL NOT GO AHEAD.
19th Annual BCRTA Golf Tournament
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Tsawwassen Golf & Country Club
1595 52nd St, Delta, BC
18 hole executive course (par 65)
A Brief Summary of Pension Decisions at the BCTF AGM 2010 Pension Update
Protecting the Inflation Adjustment Account
The BCTF has long held the goal of maintaining the economic welfare of its members, both working and retired. To that end our policy states:
“That the goal be the attainment of a pension plan that is fully funded, jointly trusteed, service based, fully indexed, and maintains the relative economic status of members of the pension plan and/or their designated beneficiaries following retirement, disability, or death.” 26.A.01.A
As Teachers’ Pension Plan Member Partner to the Joint Trust Agreement, the BCTF engaged in a consultation with all plan members regarding the Inflation Adjustment Account to determine their wishes regarding indexing and to seek solutions which provide indexed pensions into the future.
Pension Update
BCTF Pension Consultation Report, 2010
Many BCRTA members attended local meetings of the Pension Consultation process and many others went online to do the Inflation Adjustment Account (IAA) survey. Following four months of local meetings and analysing the survey responses of over 8,000 pension plan members, the Pension Consultation Report to the 2010 BCTF Annual General Meeting is now available online at the BCTF web site.
Pension Consultation Report - BCTF website
BCRTA DOGWOOD RECRUITMENT REWARDS
Dogwood Recruitment Rewards 2010/11
The BCRTA Dogwood Recruitment Rewards continue with the next draw at the BCRTA AGM September 2010
3 cash prizes of $250.00 for Referral members 2 cash prizes of $100.00 for New members
For Rules & Procedures click here
For BCRTA Membership Application click here
INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ACCOUNT UPDATE
The BCTF consultation process on the IAA has ended. Close to 8,000 in total responded to the IAA survey. Approximately half were retirees – recipients of a Teacher Pension Plan (TPP) pension. Many BCRTA members contributed to the consultation meetings in each BCTF local. Thanks to those who took time to participate at meetings and the online survey. The BCTF Pension committee (includes two representatives of the BCRTA) will analyze the results, and make recommendations to the BCTF Executive. Recommendations will be brought to the BCTF AGM in March. BCTF resolutions related to pensions will be on the BCRTA web site as soon as available. BCRTA delegates to the BCTF AGM will be meeting on January 25, 2010 to consider pension recommendations and resolutions. Stay tuned here for pension updates.
