Continued School Closure Information

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*IMPORTANT INFORMATION 
RE: CONTINUED SCHOOL CLOSURE*

Information provided by TVDSB:

· All permanent staff members will be paid
· Continue to honour LTO, LTA, CEI and CET assignments that are in effect as of today (March 26, 2020). Any LTA/LTO that was to commence after April 5 will be cancelled. All permanent staff members will be paid provided that they are available to work.
· Staff members on an approved medical leave will continue to have deductions from illness/short-term disability days and follow the regular reporting and documentation processes for abilities and wellness.
· Staff members on approved WSIB the Board will continue to provide a continuance of wages.
· Staff members on approved maternity, parental or adoption (or other statutory leaves), will continue on these leaves and no amendments will be made to the dates. For those leaves entitled to Supplemental Employment Benefits (SEB), records of employment will continue to be electronically processed to Service. Canada. Please continue to submit your documentation for any statutory leave through Laserfiche leave requests in the employee portal as per normal process.
· Upon requests to HR, other unpaid and paid employee leaves will be cancelled during the system closure period. There will be no deduction from absence accounts.

Unit A Casual Staff: will continue to be paid as they are regularly scheduled, those who aren’t will be notified by TVDSB Management.
Unit B & Unit D: If you are in an LTA, you will be paid for as long as it is in the system. If the system end date isn’t correct please contact the school admin.
An ‘Urgent News’ communication was distributed from TVDSB today (March 26), please ensure you are checking your board emails for updates regularly.
EFAP will be made available to all impacted staff members through Homewood Health. Their resources can be reviewed at www.homeweb.ca or they can be contacted directly at 1 866 398 9505.
THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION AND CHANGING RAPIDLY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING UPDATES AS WE RECEIVE THEM. UPDATES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED VIA PERSONAL EMAIL, FACEBOOK POSTS AND OUR WEBSITE.

Please be aware: The CUPE 4222 Office is CLOSED as of 4 pm Friday March 13, 2020. Executive members can be reached via cell phone and email. All contact information can be found at www.cupe4222.ca under the “Contact Us” tab. Telephone messages and emails will be answered remotely. If you have Unit specific questions please contact your Unit Vice President for clarification.

OSBCU – Income Support Information

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Be advised, we recognize this may result in more questions however we are committed to provide you the most up to date information as it is provided to us from OSBCU via personal email, facebook and on our webpage.
Unfortunately we still do not have all the answers and awaiting further direction. This is a very unsettling time for everyone but please be patient. 
Sent on behalf of OSBCU President, Laura Walton
Officials from the Ministry of Education have given us as much assurance as possible that CUPE education workers will continue to be paid throughout the school closures. However, CUPE has provided the attached documents and the link and they may be helpful to members who are temporary and casual workers. They may also be relevant to friends and family members who have experienced layoffs.
CLICK HERE to view CUPE background information Re: Federal income support announcements.

OTIP Retirement Seminar – Cancelled

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Please be advised to OTIP Retirement Seminar scheduled for CUPE 4222 members on Thursday April 23, 2020 has been CANCELLED. Alternate options are being explored such as session webinars and once arrangements have been made, registered participants will be notified of their options. We will look to have this event rescheduled for a later date.

CUPE 4222 Graduation Award

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Once again we are pleased to offer high school graduates of CUPE 4222 members a Graduation Award for the 2019- 2020 school year!
All CUPE 4222 members children are eligible for the award upon graduation from any recognized Educational institution in Canada.
CLICK HERE to review Criteria for Graduation Award
CLICK HERE for Graduation Award Application Form

CUPE EWBT: COVID-19 update

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Posted on behalf of OSBCU President, Laura Walton

An update on travel, insurance and COVID-19 for CUPE EWBT members
(As of March 20, 2020)
With the COVID-19 situation developing rapidly, you may be wondering about the impact on your benefits coverage under the CUPE EWBT. Here’s a quick summary of what you need to know.

Travel
Prime Minister Trudeau has confirmed that Canada and the U.S. will temporarily restrict border crossings, urging Canadians who are abroad to return home and actively discouraging any non-essential travel. Anyone who is showing symptoms of COVID-19 will not be permitted to enter the country. If you have booked travel arrangements, please contact your travel agent – many providers are offering full refunds or re-bookings at no charge. It’s important to understand that the travel situation may change at any time.

Benefits coverage
Canada Life – Claims related to COVID-19 or claims incurred during travel to a country with travel advisory warnings will be treated like any other claim under your plan. Canada Life will cover medical treatments related to the initial medical emergency in accordance with their plan provisions, as well as follow-up treatment if you are unable to get home prior to the end of your trip due to quarantine (provided you are not refusing to be evacuated).

There is no coverage for incidental expenses such as hotels, meals and/or cost of missed flights if you are quarantined as a preventative measure.

At this point, we do not anticipate an impact on member service; however, this could change in the future, as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve.

Read this communication from Canada Life for more details and resources.

Benefits administration
OTIP – If there are any disruptions and you are unable to complete an enrolment, life event change, etc., please contact OTIP for assistance at 1-866-783-6847 or
CupeBenefits@otip.com, as some flexibility will be provided in these difficult times.

If you are retiring, please contact OTIP (you may be able to convert your life insurance to an individual policy). Please note that, effective Monday, March 16, 2020, the OTIP Benefits Services Call Centre is open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.

CUPE EWBT updates
Rest assured, we are closely monitoring this situation as it develops. Please continue to check our website regularly.