Notice to Members
Health Spending Account
Our local has recently been made aware from the hospital that there will be a separate cost share associated with the Health Spending Account amounting to approximately $28/year. OCHU has recently taken on this case on behalf of other locals and will be taking it to arbitration. The implementation to date at other hospitals have not been as “blunt” as the implementation at Halton. In fact, what we have seen is it guised under the health and dental benefits.
This is new language under contract with CUPE locals so navigating it is going to take some time. Until OCHU has a decision on the challenge we really will not know based of the language awarded. In effect the OCHU file will set the precedence here.
Retroactive Premiums on Benefits
The hospital has also made the union aware that they will be charging members with retroactive benefit premiums from their retro pay. The retroactive premiums would amount to approximately $15 per benefit paying full-time member.
The union opposes this decision. It has been past practice to increase premiums on a go forward basis. A grievance has been filed in opposition to this new practice.
In Solidarity
Local 815 Executive Board
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