April 18, 2008 at 12:00 AM
CAW Local 2002 Health and Welfare Trust
One Trustee is required from each Region
(Pacific, Western, Central, Eastern and Atlantic) to serve on the Group Income
Disability Insurance Plan (GIDIP) Board for CAW Local 2002 Health and Welfare
Trust which covers Air Canada mainline employees and CLS Catering employees.
There are vacancies in the Eastern and Central Regions.
The CAW Local 2002 Health & Welfare Trust is a
trustee plan that is operated at arms length from the Local Union and is
overseen by trustees appointed by the CAW Local 2002 Executive Board.
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 CAW member
of the Air Canada mainline bargaining unit, a self-starter,
preferably with union experience, an interest in employee benefits, and 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 will three years beginning
June 01, 2008. Please mail or fax your name, including a statement
of qualifications to:
CAW Local 2002
attn: Sheila Simpson
326 12th Street 2nd Floor
New Westminster, BC
V3M 4H6
Fax: (604) 515-1195
E-mail: [email protected]
The deadline for applications is: Friday,
May 02, 2008