The federal Liberal government is putting forward legislation that’s designed to weaken defined benefit pensions in Canada, replacing them with unstable schemes, even for current and retired employees whose savings are already in DB plans. Bill C-27 An Act to … Read more »

CMG’s parent union has called for the withdrawal of Bill C-27, a bill that undermines Defined Benefit pension plans. Read the details here, and tell feds to leave our pensions alone & kill Bill C27! Email Finance Minister Bill Morneau: bill.morneau@parl.gc.ca Email … Read more »

Federally, C-27’s approach has already been proposed and defeated in Canada. In April 2014, the Conservative government of Stephen Harper launched public consultations on introducing a TB plan framework federally. Retirees and stakeholders strongly opposed the proposal and the government was forced to retreat. Read more »

At the September meeting we reviewed the financial positions of a couple of our employee-paid benefits, and we’re pleased to report both our Long-Term Disability and Optional Life Insurance plans are in good shape. More than a year ago, we … Read more »

The CBC Pension Plan continues to be in sound financial shape. That was the message delivered to the Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits at its June meeting. The plan’s CEO, Debra Alves, gave us an overview on the plan’s performance … Read more »

The vacant positions on CBC Branch committees have now been filled as follows: National Joint Committee – Chantal Payant (Ottawa) Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits – Gaynette Spafford (Saskatoon) For a complete list of the members who sit on the … Read more »

This is to advise of changes to your dental plan coverage. CMG members at the CBC have been questioning the level of benefits covered by the dental plan for years now, saying the reimbursement is too low. Current payments are … Read more »

The Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits (CCSB) is pleased to be in a position to continue providing inflation protection for CBC employees who are off work due to having a long-term disability (LTD).  At its December meeting, the CCSB approved … Read more »

Employees at the CBC will be seeing changes in the way our Supplemental Health Care Plan is administered in the New Year, and they include changes that the Canadian Media Guild has advocated for years at the Consultative Committee on … Read more »

[Updated on August 10, 2015 – see underlined text below.] The Consultative Committee on Staff Benefits (CCSB) has voted to temporarily reduce premiums for two of our employee-paid benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD) and Optional Life Insurance. In recent … Read more »