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Stop Bill 66, protect our water and farmland

Ontario’s environmental laws are under attack by Premier Doug Ford: Why we need to come together to STOP BILL 66…take a few minutes to sign the petition through the link below

UPDATE: Ontario has announced that it will withdraw Schedule 10 from Bill 66. This is in response to the tremendous opposition from municipalities, organizations and concerned individuals. We must not be complacent however in celebrating our success with Schedule 10. Other announcements have been made including changes to the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan that continue to pose a threat to farmland, promote lower density development and sprawl.

The “Open for Business” Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 (Bill 66) introduced in December is intended to ‘cut Red Tape’ and increase development in order to create jobs. If passed, this legislation would trump critical environmental protections for land, water and wildlife. Bill 66 Schedule 5 repeals the Toxins Reduction Act, 2009 while Schedule 10 would allow municipalities to create “Open-For-Business Zoning By-Zaws” to circumvent planning requirements and restrictions under numerous provincial laws, plans and policies, including the Clean Water Act without public notice or consultation. Under the guise of cutting red tape, Schedule 10 would line the pockets of big business at the expense of our health, our natural heritage and our environmental rights.

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/934/949/302/stop-bill-66-protect-our-water-and-farmland/

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“IMPORTANT INFO” Regarding 2018 T4 Tax Slips issued

1996-O Executive Message

Sisters and Brothers

All Members

Have you just received your 2018  T4 Tax slip from the employer through E-Pay, Canada post or both?

It has been brought to our attention that Box 85 for –Employee-paid premiums for private health services plans may not have been reported. Please be advised to review your T4 tax slip

Further information can be acquired by contacting Employee Services  1.888.729.8626. They will provide detailed information regarding the 2018 Tax slip.

You may also visit the link below for The Government of Canada website – T4 Statement of Remuneration paid, For detailed information on the amounts shown in the boxes of your T4 slip and to find related information to what the impact may or may not be when filing your 2018 Tax return.

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/topics/about-your-tax-return/tax-return/completing-a-tax-return/tax-slips/understand-your-tax-slips/t4-slips/t4-statement-remuneration-paid.html

 

Update as of  4:12pm March 7, 2019 – Communication from Employee Services below:

“Following an error when printing the T4, box 85 was missing.   Note that this box is optional so no negative impact for you. Even if you have already made your tax returns this has no impact for you.

We still thought it necessary to reprint and to send a new T4 slip with box 85 added.

Please note the new version will be available on Epay soon.”

 

 

 

In Solidarity,

Local 1996-O Executive

Lee, Brian, Chris

 

 

Previously communicated message from Employee Services

2018 Tax Slips

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Final Report: Survey on Performance Management

Does Performance management help you perform your job better?

 

March 5, 2019

 

To:       All Telecommunications Locals across Canada

 

Re:       Final Report: Survey on Performance Management

 

Members,

 

We are happy to share the final report from our monumental members’ survey on stacked ranking and performance management.

 

Thank you for all of the hard work that each of you put into promoting participation in the survey. Your emails, leafletting, postering, meetings and social media posts helped ensure that wide varieties of members’ experiences are reflected in the survey results.

 

With a large membership base filling out the survey, the results provided some useful insight on how performance management and stacked ranking impacts members in their workplace. From October 22 to November 19, 2018, thousands of members responded to the survey.

 

Their comments and experiences painted a clear picture of the ineffective and unfair treatment that employees face as a result of stacked ranking and other performance management techniques.

 

We have attached the final report from the survey to this email, which you are encouraged to share with your members.

 

This is not the last that you will hear about stacked ranking, but it is an important turning point.

 

As we solidify the removal of stacked ranking for Bell Sales members and push to enforce that change across the sector, our campaign will grow as required to achieve the desired changes for all those affected.

 

We are looking forward to getting that work done with all of you.

 

In solidarity,

Chris MacDonald                                                        John Caluori

Assistant to the National President                            Assistant to the Quebec Director

 

 

Tyson Siddall

Telecommunications Director

 

Read the report here…..2019.02-FINAL-Report on Stack Ranking and Performance Management