Chalk River Professional Employees Group (CRPEG)

As follow up to the Bulletin of March 2nd, attached are some additional files which may help with making appropriate decisions with respect to enrollment in the myBenefits health plan.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact a CRPEG steward.

(Files are official use and could not be attached.)

As a result of the membership vote announced Feb 1st, CRPEG chose to adopt the modular benefits program “myBenefits”.

It was recently communicated to us that this change will take effect with the next renewal of the modular benefits plan. The modular benefits program renews every 2 years, and the next renewal date is 2016 April 1st. The deadline to make changes to benefit plans is March 17th.

Please review the post on myCNL for details on the benefit plans, and on how to make changes to your benefits.

Several information sessions are being offered to new entrants, please consider attending one if you have any concerns or questions about the benefit plans and process.

We apologize for the slight delay in delivering this notice.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact a CRPEG steward

The Collective Agreement between CRPEG and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories expires on June 30, 2016. In order to assist your Bargaining Committee during the upcoming bargaining round, we would appreciate that you complete the following questionnaire. The results of this survey, together with information from previous questionnaires and other issues with the current collective agreement, will enable your Negotiations Committee to determine the issues to be addressed. Your cooperation is essential to help the Committee draft the Group’s bargaining proposals.

All individual responses will be treated anonymously and in strict confidence by the Executive/Negotiations Team and the PIPSC analysts.

If you have any additional comments or suggestions or if you wish to discuss any concerns you may have regarding collective bargaining in greater detail, please contact Jonathan Fitzpatrick at jfitzpat@pipsc.ca or the CRPEG negotiating team at negotiate@crpeg.ca

The deadline for completing the survey is Feb 29th, 2016.

NOTE: Access to Survey Monkey may be BLOCKED by CNL. If you have difficulty accessing the survey, please try accessing through your home computer or a public computer (e.g. your local public library). The survey is also accessible using your personal smart phone.

Please activate the survey promptly by clicking on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9W6P3D2

Thank you for your assistance.

Forwarded on behalf of the PEO Algonquin Chapter.

Third Annual PEO Family Weekend Bowling Event

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Algonquin Chapter invites you and your family to come out on family day weekend to the Deep River Bowling Alley for an afternoon of fun and prizes to be won.

Light Refreshments and Snacks will be served.

When: Saturday February 13th, 2016, 2:00 – 4:00 P.M.

Where: Deep River Bowling Alley (Corner of Ridge Road & Deep River Road). Space is limited.

Registration Required by Friday February 12th.

For questions about the event & to register please email Stephanie at sfthomson2013@gmail.com.

Event is open to PEO members and their families.

Forwarded on behalf of the PEO Algonquin Chapter.

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Algonquin Chapter Annual General Meeting and Social

The Algonquin Chapter invites you to our 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Doors open at 5:45 p.m., and the AGM starts at 6:15 p.m. as a breakaway session. All members are invited to the AGM at no charge. A buffet dinner for members and their guests will be served starting 7:00 p.m. at a cost of $20 per person. John Yakabuski, MPP, and David Brown, P.Eng. will offer greetings to attendees at 8:00 p.m. Guest speaker for the night is Dr. Brendan Quine, P.Eng., Chief Technical Officer, Thoth Technology, Inc., starting at 8:40 p.m. Dr. Quine will speak on ‘Going Up: The Actively Guided ThothX Tower’.

Date: Friday, 2016 February 26
Location: Kyrenia Club, 146 Nicklin Parade Sq., Garrison Petawawa
Time: Arrival: 5:45 p.m., AGM: 6:15 p.m., Social: 7:00 p.m.
Registration Required by Friday, 2016 February 19
For questions about the event and to register and pay:
Deep River – Uditha Senaratne (613-584-3311 Ext. 45198);
CRL – Pankaj Panchal (613-584-3311 Ext. 46655);
Petawawa – Paul Ballantyne (613-687-2259); or
E-mail peoalgon@cnl.ca and arrange for picking up your tickets.
Event is open to current and prospective PEO members and their guests.

 

Forwarded on behalf of PEO Algonquin Chapter:

The results for the CRPEG benefits voting are as follows:

Question #1: I vote in favour of the proposed change to benefits, specifically placing a cap of $50,000 on private duty nursing and removal of over-the-counter drugs and the addition of laser eye surgery ($2500/person/lifetime) and homeopathic services ($200/person/year).

Result: Opposed.

Question #2: I vote in favour of the adoption of the “myBenefits” modular plan option for health and dental care.

Result: In Favour

The results have been communicated to the Company Wide Benefits Review Committee.

I have received feedback that some members have not received the e-mail notification from PIPSC with the voting instructions.  Here is the voting information:

Dear CRPEG member,

Below please find your instructions to participate in the vote on changes to your benefits.  There are two proposed changes.  Each will have its own question.  Your participation is greatly appreciated.

The Institute’s analysts will process the information gathered from your responses in strict confidentiality.  Only summary responses (and no individual responses) will be provided to CRPEG.

The deadline for completion of the survey is Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 4:00 pm (Eastern Time).

Please activate the survey promptly by clicking on the following link:

( https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5KTDRB5 )

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

This week, CRPEG held 4 information sessions to review the proposed changes to benefits. As not everyone was able to attend an info session, I have attached the presentations for your information. myBenefits Enrol Now_FEB-29-2016 ENG_FINAL  MyBenefits at a Glance

Further information on myBenefits can be found here: http://mycnl/Employee_Central/Compensation_Pension_Benefits/myBenefits__Non-Union_.htm (Link will not work outside CNL network)

Voting will be done online, through Survey Monkey. PIPSC has e-mailed instructions on how to access the online voting.

Voting is confidential, only the summary responses will be provided to CRPEG.

Voting will remain open until Thursday January 28, 2016 at 4:00 pm.

Thanks to all members who came to the first two information sessions. Two more sessions are scheduled for Thursday (B432 library auditorium) and Friday (JL Gray Mackenzie/Bennett room). Sessions will commence at noon.

Online voting opens this Friday at noon and will remain open until Thursday January 28th. You should receive an e-mail from PIPSC on Friday with voting instructions.

Forgot your PIPSC membership number? No worries, follow this link: http://www.pipsc.ca/portal/page/portal/website/memberservices/membership/forgotmemberno

If you have not completed a PIPSC membership application and wish to do so, please follow this link: http://www.pipsc.ca/portal/page/portal/website/memberservices/membership/app