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Last Update - June 10, 2009

June 10, 2009

Congratulations to Jeff Beckstead who was acclaimed as the CBC Chair/Chief Negotiator at last night's Collective Bargaining Committee Meeting.

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The OCETF PD Committee would like to hear from you. Please take a moment to complete the following survey. The survey will help the PD Committee plan workshops for the coming year, 2009-2010.

Annual General Meeting Election Results

Congratulations to the new OCETF Executive and Collective Bargaining Committee teams.

Last night at our Annual General Meeting elections were held for non-released Executive positions and (4)-three year CBC positions.

The 2009/2010 Executive members are;

President - Peter Giuliani; 1st VP - Jan Fraser; 2nd VP - Robert J. Ferguson

Secretary - Sue Bingham

Treasurer - Sue Gardner

7 Executive Members at Large;

Holly Blair, Louise Doherty, Lee-Anne Feltham, Marie-Laure Hansson, Susane Keyworth, Brad Strong and Barb Weaver.

2009/2010 Collective Bargaining Committee (Newly Elected in Bold)

Jeff Beckstead, Lorna Evans, Lyne Huet, Elizabeth Kettle, Brian Lesage, Cindy Loehr, Faye Posmituk, Jane Reeb, Carolyn Scott-McIntyre, Natasha Smith, Nicola Sulway and Monique Vandenbosch.

Thank you to all members who put their names forward. We look forward to a great year working together.

Peter Giuliani, President

Negotiations Update

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Leadership Team for 2008 - 2009

President: Peter Giuliani

1st Vice-President: Jan Fraser

2nd Vice-President: Bob (Robert J.) Ferguson

CBC Chair / Chief Negotiator: Jeff Beckstead

OTIP - Long Term Disability Insurance

LTD Premium Termination Form

LTD Option Change Form (Oct 31 deadline)

RTO/ERO Retirement Planning Workshop 2009

If you are planning to retire soon you may wish to circle this date on your calendar. District 27 Retired Teachers of Ontario, celebrating 40 years of service to retired teachers and seniors will be offering our workshop this coming school year on February 18, 2009 at 4:30 PM at the Hampton Inn Conference Centre on Coventry Road at the Vanier Parkway. The registration fee is once again $35 per person. Spouses are welcome to attend, but must pay the same fee.

For further information, please contact Mary Durst at 613-731-5187

"Mary Durst" mdurst0473@rogers.com

If you prefer to seek more information on this workshop and prefer to discuss the registration in French, please contact Monique Menard at 613-832-1101

Monique Ménard

Registration Form

LATEST STEWARD BULLETINS

Compassionate Leave / Personal Leave

Prep Time Memo Kindergarden Assessment Report Cards

Links To Pension Information

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Access your pension information online.

OTF - Securing Teachers' Pensions
Ontario Teachers' Federation and the Government of Ontario are equal partners in the operation of the OTPP.
OTF Communiqué
An OTF publication that often contains pension news.
OMERS: Ontario Municipal Employee Retirement System
OMERS is the pension plan for most ETFO members of ESP/PSP locals.

What is the difference between elementary and secondary teachers working hours so far this school year?

We are looking for new members for the Political Action Committee. If you are interested, and would like a little preview of upcoming topics please contact Jan Fraser at 613-596-3932 or via BEAM

janet.fraser@ocdsb.ca

Survive and Thrive

An on-line conference for beginning teachers. A wealth of ideas and information free to teachers in their first 5 years. Click here for details.

Posaction Plus

We Can Help! If you are experiencing personal, professional, family or substance abuse problems, then the OCETF Posaction Plus program will provide confidential assistance. This service is at no cost to you. Posaction Plus can help. Call the OCETF office at 613-596-3932.