Our February 2020 Newsletter has information of interest to our members on the following topics:

1. Local Priorities funding (LPF) – aka Investments in System Priorities & Education Workers Protection Fund (EWPF)
2. Tell OMERS: don’t touch guaranteed indexing!  Send a message to OMERS.
3. Changes are coming to your EWBT.  Do you work permanent hours between 15 and 17.5 hours per week?
4. CUPE 997 Student Bursary application for 2020/2021
   
5. If I’m not at fault in a car accident, do I have to pay my deductible?
6. Important dates including membership meetings to discuss the state of local bargaining.

Click HERE to view our February 2020 Newsletter

The  November 2019  Update Newsletter has information and updates on the following topics and can be downloaded by clicking the link below:

November 2019 Update Newsletter

Our November Update Newsletter has information on the following topics:

1. OMERS is proposing to take your voice away – Who you gonna call?
2. Local Bargaining with the TLDSB – update
3. Thinking of Retirement in the next 5 years?  We’ve got a workshop for that!
4. TLDSB Inclement Weather Policy
5. EA Mid-Year Posting process for permanent EAs
6. Central Tentative Agreement ratifies province wide – next steps.
7. Newly elected Executive Officers with CUPE Local 997
8. OTIP – How to protect your family from deadly, invisible gases.

The October / November 2019 CUPE 997 Newsletter has information and updates on the following topics and can be downloaded by clicking the Download Newsletter link below:

October – November 2019 Newsletter

Our Newsletter contains information on the following:

1. Ratification meeting information (October 26)
2. General membership meetings for the 2019-2020 school year
3. Are you thinking of retiring in the next 5 years?  Upcoming retirement workshops scheduled.
4. Urgent memo re OMERS survey
5. When do we get overtime pay?
6. Temp EAs on PA days.  Who attends?
7. Not sure what to do if you get into a car accident?  Follow these 5 steps.