February 5, 2021 - Dear Members,

The election of one Telecommunications Workers Pension Plan Trustee, scheduled to occur in 2021, will be conducted at the Local Union Delegated Meeting set to take place in Fall 2021.

The Telecommunications Workers Pension Plan, which covers almost all Telus members working in British Columbia, is governed by 8 Trustees, four appointed by USW Local 1944 and four appointed by Telus. Under USW Local 1944 By-Laws, the President and Secretary-Treasurer occupy two of these four Local-appointed Trustee positions, while the other two are filled by election to 6-year terms. In 2021, the term of one of these elected Trustee positions ends, and an election will occur to determine the Trustee.

A previous communication of December 23, 2020, which announced the postponement of our planned April LUDM until the Fall, quoted a statement of mine as follows: “As far as the election for Telecommunications Workers Pension Plan Trustee – only LUDM Delegates who are members of the plan are eligible to vote, and that will be incorporated without delay, into their electronic ballot from the safety of their computers, in March” 

However, upon further review, it is clear that the Local 1944 TWPP Trustees Rules explicitly state that Trustee election is to occur “at the Local Union Delegated Meeting by secret ballot”. Furthermore, Trustees are to be elected “from nominations received from the floor of the Local Union Delegated Meeting”. The Local 1944 TWPP Trustees Rules are established as the authority on this issue by the Local 1944 By-Laws, and so these procedures will be followed, as usual, in regard to this election.

In Solidarity, 

Omero Landi
Administrator, USW Local 1944

Le 5 février 2021 - Chers membres,

L’élection d’un Fiduciaire du Régime de pension des travailleurs(euses) en télécommunications, prévue pour 2021, aura lieu lors de l’Assemblée des Délégués de la Section Locale qui se tiendra à l’automne 2021.

Le Régime de pension des travailleurs(euses) en télécommunications, qui couvre presque tous les membres de Telus travaillant en Colombie-Britannique, est administré par huit fiduciaires, dont quatre sont nommés par la Section locale 1944 du Syndicat des Métallos et quatre sont nommés par Telus. En vertu des Règlements de la Section locale 1944 du Syndicat des Métallos, le Président et le Secrétaire-trésorier occupent deux de ces quatre postes de Fiduciaire nommés par la Section locale, tandis que les deux autres sont pourvus par élection pour un mandat d’une durée de 6 ans. En 2021, le mandat de l’un de ces postes de Fiduciaire élus arrive à son terme et une élection aura lieu pour désigner ce Fiduciaire.

Une précédente communication du 23 décembre 2020, qui annonçait le report de notre ADSL d'avril à l'automne, comportait ma déclaration comme suit : « En ce qui concerne l’élection du [Fiduciaire] du Régime de [pension] des travailleurs(euses) en télécommunications (TW Pension Plan), seuls les délégués à l’ADSL qui sont membres du régime sont admissibles à voter, et cela sera intégré sans délai à leur bulletin de vote électronique sécurisé, en mars. »

Cependant, après un examen plus approfondi, il est clair que les Règles des Fiduciaires du RPTT de la Section locale 1944 stipulent explicitement que l’élection des Fiduciaires doit avoir lieu « lors de l’Assemblée des Délégués de la Section Locale par scrutin secret ». De plus, les Fiduciaires doivent être élus « en fonction des candidatures reçues lors de l’Assemblée des Délégués de la Section Locale ». Les Règlements de la Section locale 1944 donnent autorité aux Règles des Fiduciaires du RPTT de la Section locale 1944 sur cette question ; par conséquent, ces procédures seront appliquées, comme à l’habitude, lors de cette élection.

Solidarité,

Omero Landi
Administrateur, Section locale 1944 du Syndicat des Métallos

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How to edit the About Us text

At the top of the About Us page is a block of text where a few sentences or paragraphs describing your local can be added. In order to add or edit this text, first navigate to the "About Us" section from the homepage:

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After doing so, scroll down the page to the "Social Properties" section below the "Description." Then click on "Social Properties."

After clicking on “Social Properties” a list of social media platforms will appear below, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Flickr and Youtube:

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