April 8, 2014 at 4:00 PM
A Trustee is required from each Region (Pacific,
Western, Central, Eastern and Atlantic) to serve on the Group Income Disability
Insurance Plan (GIDIP) Board for Unifor Local 2002 Health and Welfare Trust
which covers Aeroplan, Air Canada mainline and CLS Catering employees depending
on the Region.
The Unifor Local 2002 Health & Welfare Trust is a
trustee plan that is operated at arm’s length from the Local Union and is
overseen by trustees appointed by the Unifor Local 2002 Executive Board. Each
GIDIP Trustee is appointed for a 3 year term; however these terms are staggered
among the Regions. The purpose for staggering the terms is to not lose the skill
set, experience, and training of the Trustees in the same year.
Currently the term of office for the Eastern and
Central Regions is ending. Although our current GIDIP trustees may re-apply, the
bylaws require us to post appointed positions. The reason is that by its virtue,
posting the positions gives an automatic review; it gives transparency and
allows the Local to do its due diligence by asking if anyone in our membership
is more qualified to be a Trustee.
As a trustee, you are the person who holds the
legal title to the trust property on behalf of the beneficiary, i.e. membership.
You will be accepting a fiduciary relationship with the beneficiary of the
trust.
You will be required to attend quarterly trustee
meetings that take place in Toronto at the Plan Administrators office. The
meetings are usually 2 days each quarter at which time the management of the
Fund is reviewed and members concerns regarding their insurance claims are
addressed. Your duties include monitoring the development of the GIDIP program;
negotiating with the insurance underwriter with respect to benefit coverage and
improvements, annual renewal of the Plan including premium rates, underwriting
revisions and debatable claim situations; and generally policing the overall
effectiveness of the GIDIP program.
The successful candidate will be a Unifor member of
the Air Canada mainline bargaining unit for Central and from either Air Canada
or Aeroplan for Eastern Region. You must be a self-starter, preferably with
union experience, have an interest in employee benefits, and have a commitment
to serving the membership in a fair and equitable manner. This position requires
that the successful candidate volunteer a sizable amount of time to the handling
of members’ calls for assistance. This would be on the Trustees own time and at
irregular hours.
The successful applicant must also have a desire to
expand his/her knowledge through ongoing training.
The term of office is June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2017
subject to yearly reviews. Only qualified applicants will be interviewed. Please
mail, scan or fax your statement of qualifications and cover letter to:
Unifor Local 2002 - GIDIP
Trustee position
Attn: Kerry Turner
7015 Tranmere Drive, Unit 5
Mississauga, Ontario
L5S 1M2
Fax: (905) 678-0100 / (866) 635-5956
E-mail: [email protected]
Deadline for applications: April 24, 2014
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