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note- some older links below will become obsolete
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Latest
Member Updates
For the Next BCARTW General Meeting:
Notice of May 26, 2010 Meeting
Member Update:
Member Update April, 2010
Last but not least,
Kootenay Telephone Employees Reunion
Kootenay 2010 Reunion
Nov 11, 2008
Annual General Meeting Minutes
AGM Minutes May 15, 2008
Page 1 in .pdf form
AGM Minutes May 15, 2008
Page 2 in .pdf form
AGM Minutes May 15, 2008
Page 3 in .pdf form
AGM Minutes May 15, 2008
Page 4 in .ppf form
Nov 10, 2008
*** New TWU
Local R55 Web Page ***
TWU Local R55
Nov 9,2008
New Retirement Party Web page
Retirement
Parties
May 2008
New
Important documents below
in .doc, Word format
or .pdf, Adobe Feader format
Local
Charter.doc
Local
Charter.pdf
Member Update April 2008.doc
MemberUpdateApril2008.pdf
May 2008 Meeting Notice.doc
May2008MeetingNotice.pdf
Special Resolutions AGM May
15,2008.doc
SpecialResolutionsAGMMay152008.pdf
Mar 2008
Retiree
Local Update from TWU March 2008 Convention
Feb 2008
Member
Update October 2007.pdf
Dec 2007
TWU Retiree
Dinner
Deadline
to order tickets Jan 4, 2007
TWU 2008 Retiree's Dinner
and Dance.pdf
August 2007
BCARTW New Web
Page Address,
http://www.bcartw.ca
or
simply
www.bcartw.ca
click on the above link
and update your bookmark today!
July 16, 2007
Draft Minutes from the latest AGM meeting, May 17,
2007
in word .doc format
July 16, 2007
The
BCARTW Executive have agreed to sign up and transfer
the entire BCARTW web site to a paid server.
No more Ads, more Bandwidth,
and a more professional looking Web appearance
for our members, and the general public.
The free Geocities server has been adequate up to now,
to give the Society a web presence,
but as we grow, so should our web page.
Look forward to this change in August 2007
if all goes well with the conversion,
One day you see a change of address note
on the main home page on Geocities,
which will be the indication of this exciting change.
Stay tuned!!!
Doug Gent, Web Editor
Apr 6, 2007
The
TWU March 2007 Convention
provided a table for the BCARTW delegation.
Here we are waiting for the Pension Plan Report
and an opportunity to ask questions.
Click photo to view larger size
From
left to right:
Carol Nagy - Pension Trustee and BCARTW Member
BCARTW Delegation-
Jack Sambrooke - Director,
Bob Ashton - Vice President,
Alec Telfer - President,
Dianne Miller – Secretary-Treasurer.
(photo taken by Kim Fehr TWU Transmitter Editor)
Mar 16, 2007
The
Annual General Meeting of our Association
will be held May 17th at 2:00 p.m.
in Kamloops at Forster’s Restaurant
in the Best Western
1250 Rogers Way.
Mar 16, 2007
Report of the 2007 TWU Convention
Important news in the report-
We are getting a raise to our pension!!
in Word .doc format
April 14, 2006
Annual
General Meeting Notice, May 2006
plus New Membership Payment Options
in Word
.doc format
in Adobe
.pdf format
Mar 4, 2006
BCARTW TWU Local?
Click below to read more of BCARTW's Proposal
BCARTW/TWU
Local Concept
Feb 28, 2006
Latest Progress Report to
Our Members
Latest Progress in Word .doc format
Goals & Progress Feb
2006.doc
or in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format
Goals & Progress Feb
2006.pdf
September 9, 2005
News Category: hotline
TWPP Update
The TWPP Union Pension Trustees have provided the following update to BC
members on the issue of the lockout and its impact on their pensions. At a meeting
of the Board of Trustees on Thursday, the Union Trustees moved a motion to
permit all days lost due the current dispute to be counted as fully
pensionable days. Based on a provision in the TWPP by-laws, the motion would
not have involved any additional contributions by Telus or the employee. But
such a move requires the consent of the trustees. Going against the advice of
the Pension Plan Actuary and Advisor, the company Trustees refused to support
the motion.
The TWU Trustees are taking the issue to an arbitrator for resolution. It
would be premature for members to consider purchasing these lost days, as
Telus is suggesting in the material it is sending to members. The union is
encouraging members to wait for an update before taking any action.
July 17, 2005
Under
the new BCARTW Secretaries Direction
I have updated many pages.
Note- the New Dues structure, allows
a member to pay for 2,3 or more years in advance,
thus saving a few cheques and time as well.
We encourage all members to take advantage
of this new feature.
The Executive is working to make joining
and maintaining your membership
a pleasant experience!
Hope you enjoy them!
We encourage all members to fill in
the .pdf
downloadable form
to request a BCARTW Pension Trustee.
This can then be mailed in with your
New Application Form, or when you Renew,
or as soon as possible.
Nov 22, 2004
As Web Editor I am taking Editorial privilege
and adding this note to the News board.
It was news I wanted to hear, and others that
were given the boot from Telus last couple years,
I am sure will love to read this.
All former Telus employees who took the ERIP
buyout couple years ago,
please call 1 877 982 9591
and talk to a rep from Computershare.com
As it turns out you MAY have Telus Non-Voting
T.NV share options sitting
in a trust with this online Share firm,
all they need is some info from you to sell
or transfer the shares if so desired.
as an example I have 3 options waiting for me.
all are 100 share blocks and have to be sold in 100's.
option 1, which is for $34.88, which is a bust for sure.
BUT the good news, is I have
Option 2-for $24.00 a share
and Option 3-for an even nicer sum of $16.15 a share
which comes due Dec 10, next month
They charge $25.00 admin fee, and 4 cents/share
to sell them, so with the non-voting share price at $27.50 today
it is now worth looking at.
today before taxes it works out to almost
$1500.00 for me, a nice welcome surprise.
Believe me Telus will not be calling you to exercise this option!!!
Thanks to Maureen David for letting me know.
There is a time period when these options run out also,
so don't wait forever.
Hope this helps out one more like me!
PS- My Pension buyout is this thursday, Nov 25th
at the Terrace Hotel at 4pm
All those that remember me, would love to see you there
and enjoy a beer or 2 on me..
Nov 8, 2004
2 new documents to view and download
First is an open letter to BCARTW Members
outlining some of our recent aims and goals
Letter
to Members Aug 5, 2004
the 2nd one is a Mail In Form
to help the BCARTW achieve a Rep
on the TWUPP Board of Trustees
Mail
in Pension Trustee Request form
both in .pdf format
Your Directors met today, June 23, 2004 in Nanaimo
to elect the President, Vice President
and Secretary Treasurer from
amongst the Directors. Elected were:
President:
Alec Telfer, Nanaimo
Vice
President
Bob Ashton, Kamloops
Secretary Treasurer Don Bremner, Surrey
Remaining as directors are:
Jack Sambrooke, Victoria
Pete Kirkhope, Cranbrook
Croft Randle, Campbell River
If you have yet to send in your renewal or
have not yet joined, let this serve as a reminder. We have a very busy agenda
set for the coming year and you will soon be hearing of our activities.
Remember, our only strength is in numbers. Don't be left out. Remember, if we
do nothing, your first pension cheque will be your biggest! Membership
application and the latest news is on our website:
http://www.geocities.com/BCARTW2003/
June 1,2004
The 2004 Annual General Meeting of the BCARTW
was held in Oliver, BC on Sunday May 23.
The following Directors
were elected:
Don Bremner, Surrey
Bob Ashton, Kamloops
Peter Kirkhope, Cranbrook
Alec Telfer, Nanaimo
Croft Randle, Campbell River
Jack Sambrooke, Victoria
Brothers Bob Donnelly and Alf McGuire
did not seek re-election
and we thank them for all the work they have done
in establishing the BCARTW.
Their hard work and dedication will be missed.
The newly elected Directors will meet in
June
as required by the Constitution
to elect the President, Vice-President
and Secretary Treasurer from among themselves.
This report will be updated at that time.
Hot off the Press from the Secretary
Annual General
Meeting Notice
and the
Current
Financial Statement
Click to view in .pdf format
TWPP
2004 Report
to Convention
2 Motions passed by Local 8 in Kamloops
BCARTW would like these Motions brought
to the floor in every Local:
1.Whereas there has not been an increase to the pensions paid to existing
Retirees for over 10 years:
Therefore be it resolved that the Pension Trustees report to the Retirees,
Convention, Locals of the TWU and to the BC Association of Retired
Telecommunication Workers by June of 2004 with a detailed report on the
feasibility of increasing the pensions of existing Retirees.
2. Whereas the BC Association of Retired
Telecommunication Workers is an
advocacy group created to look after the rights of Retired
Telecommunication Workers in BC:
Therefore be it resolved that this Association be accorded Local status in
the TWU with all rights etc. as per the TWU Constitution. This new
Local
shall only be allowed voice and vote on matters pertaining to the
Telecommunication Workers Pension Plan.
On Thursday, November 12, 2003 the BCARTW President (Alf McGuire),
Vice President (Alec Telfer), Secretary Treasurer (Don Bremner),
and a Director (Jack Sambrooke),
met with Union Pension Trustees,
Lee Riggs, Jim Christianson and Nancy Curley in Burnaby.
Rod Heibert was unable to attend because of a
previously scheduled press conference.
The Trustees listened to and documented the concerns
of our members and promised to get back to us after
they meet with the full Board of
Trustees.
We also addressed the rumors that are circulating about our
organization and assured the Trustees
that we expect to share in any AFFORDABLE
indexing that the fund can manage.
There appeared to be no opposition to our presentation
and we await what we hope will be a positive response.
There will be a further report when we hear back.
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