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Latest NewsNotice of TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 General Meetings TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 Notice of General Meetings... read more TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 Annual Scholarships TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 will award its annual scholarships to members and members’ children as follows... read more VRTIP Applications and Leaving Gifts VRTIP Applications: TEAM is monitoring the progress of the voluntary departure program... read more New and Noteworthy From The Office
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Update: Service Desk, Desktop Support, and Portal Support RFPs On July 19th, over 65 members attended the meeting hosted by TEAM to discuss the potential outsourcing of work in Service Desk, Desktop Support, and Portal Support... read more Canadian Labour Congress National Young Workers' Summit The TEAM Board will sponsor two members aged 35 and under to attend the National Young Workers' Summit, October 23 to 25, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario... read more 2016 Negotiated Pay Increase The Negotiated 2016 Pay Increase... read more 2016 Al Cerilli Manitoba Federation of Labour Scholarship Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Al Cerilli Manitoba Federation of Labour Scholarship... read more Negotiations Update - Ratification Vote Result Managers and Professionals at MTS Inc. Ratify Collective Agreement... read more Negotiations Update - Meeting Presentation and e-Vote Documents from last week’s information meetings are now available... read more Negotiations Update - MOA & Voting Information e-Voting on the proposed changes will open at 2:00 pm on Friday, May 20th and close at 3:00 pm on Friday, May 27th... read more Negotiations Update - Information Meetings & Ratification Vote Details Information meetings to discuss the proposed changes and ratification e-voting procedures have now been scheduled... read more Negotiations Update - Tentative Agreement Reached Our Negotiating Committee has reached a tentative agreement with MTS to revise the Collective Agreement... read more TEAM Update TEAM update on the BCE purchase of MTS and Negotiations... read more Negotiations Update - Other Non-Monetary Proposals Further to the review of our career development proposals, this memo covers TEAM’s proposals relating to other non-monetary matters being discussed at the negotiating table... read more Negotiations Update - Termination of the Collective Agreement Minutes into conciliation MTS issues notice to terminate the TEAM Collective Agreement. States they may unilaterally change the terms and conditions of employment… read more Negotiations Update - Career Development Proposals In response to member requests for more information on our proposals, this memo covers the non-monetary proposals relating to career development... read more Negotiations Update - Feedback from Members Feedback from members on negotiations and workplace issues... read more Negotiations Update - Conciliation Since MTS has applied for conciliation, members have been contacting the office asking about the process... read more Negotiations Update - MTS Files for Conciliation MTS once again files for conciliation prematurely. We are very disappointed to have to report that new leadership has not brought an improvement in the Company’s negotiating strategy. If anything it’s made it worse!... read more Negotiations Update - MTS's Key Drivers TEAM delivers opening statement and MTS's key drivers; cost reductions and more flexibility... read more 2016 Mel Myers Labour Law Conference TEAM will release up to four members from their duties to attend the 15th Annual Mel Myers Labour Law Conference, March 17 & 18, 2016... read more Negotiations Update - Proposals Exchanged Our Negotiating Committee met with the Company on February 8th to exchange proposals... read more Dominick D. Critelli, Jr. Annual Scholarships The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers will be awarding four scholarships of $2,500 USD each to children or grandchildren of IFPTE members who wish to continue their education beyond high school... read more Negotiations Update - Notice to Commence Today, TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 gave notice to MTS to commence collective bargaining for the purpose of revising and renewing the Collective Agreement... read more 2015 Board Meeting Minutes & Reports The reports from the last Board Meeting are available here. New and Noteworthy This month's New and Noteworthy includes:
Workload and Overtime Through surveys and one-on-one conversations, members have expressed concern about being assigned excessive workloads and working extra hours for no pay or additional time off. MTS’s current downsizing initiative has raised the concern level further... read more New and Noteworthy
TEAM General Meeting Presentation Over 500 members attended last week’s General Meetings. The main topics during the Q&A were negotiations and the current downsizing initiative... read more VRTIP Applications - Deadline November 12th The window for submitting requests to leave MTS under the voluntary departure program closes at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 12th... read more VRTIP Applications and Leaving Gifts Departure gifts for TEAM members leaving the Company... read more MTS Voluntary Workforce Reduction Program Yesterday, MTS announced that it is seeking to reduce the number of employees in TEAM’s jurisdiction... read more Your Vote Counts! As Canadian citizens and as members of TEAM we enjoy the benefits of a unionized workplace and protections incorporated in federal and provincial laws and regulations... read more Notice of TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 General Meetings TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 Notice of General Meetings... read more Negotiations Update - Preparations Our Collective Agreement will soon be up for re-negotiation and TEAM's preparations are well underway. The 2012/2013 round of negotiations was very contentious, and while we will be ready for another tough round, we are hoping that new leadership will bring a new style that is respectful and mutually beneficial... read more TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 Annual Scholarships TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 will award its annual scholarships to members and members’ children as follows... read more TEAM Negotiations - Call for Communication Action Representatives In preparation for the upcoming round of negotiations we are reactivating the Communication Action Network and are seeking members willing to be Communication Action Representatives (CARs) to ensure effective two-way communication between the members and our negotiating team... read more Five-day Leadership Training Course Facilitated by Linton Sellen - FULL! TEAM is pleased to offer the highly recommended Five-day Leadership Training Course facilitated by Linton Sellen. The course examines leadership, discipline and performance management, and training and development in greater depth than the two-day sessions previously offered. By design, the course is split over five weeks to allow for reflection on lessons learned and implementation where applicable... read more TEAM United Way Fundraising Raffle Winning Numbers The TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 Take-a-Break raffle in support of United Way raised over $2,300. The winning numbers were drawn today by Andy Weremy, IFPTE Canadian Area Vice President and President of WAPSO-IFPTE Local 162... read more
Last Chance to Get Raffle Tickets in Support of United Way! This is your last opportunity to make a donation ($2 per ticket, 3 tickets for $5) in support of United Way for a chance to win the following great Take-a-Break prizes... read more Workplace Bullying
TEAM Negotiations - Bargaining Committee In preparation for negotiations and in accordance with TEAM Bylaws 17.1-17.3 we are seeking a number of members to sit on the Collective Bargaining Committee... read more CLC Kids Camp 2015 The 2015 CLC Kids Camp will be held at Camp Nutimik in the Whiteshell, Sunday August 23rd to Friday August 28th ... read more Call for Delegate to the 58th Convention of the IFPTE TEAM-IFPTE Local 161 will send up to three delegates by election to the 58th Convention of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)... read more Leadership Training Seminars Facilitated by Linton Sellen TEAM is pleased to offer the Workplace Leadership Training seminar facilitated by Linton Sellen twice this year... read more Prairie School for Union Women 2015 Wage Increase Effective February 20, 2015 you will receive a 1.75% pay increase, the last of three annual increases negotiated during the 2013 round of bargaining... read more 2015 Mel Myers Labour Law Conference TEAM will release up to six members from their duties to attend the 14th Annual Mel Myers Labour Law Conference... read more 2014 Board Meeting Minutes & Reports The December 9th Board Meeting minutes and reports are now available... read more Pension Lawsuit Implementation Plan Decision and Payouts On November 3, 2015, Justice Bryk approved the Implementation Plan, and as no appeal of his Decision was filed, Defined Benefit Pension Plan members will soon start to receive their share of the award... read more Pension Lawsuit Settlement Implementation Hearing The Pension Lawsuit Settlement Implementation Hearing is scheduled... read more DB Pension Plan Information Session Recordings Recordings of the information sessions can now be viewed at the following links:
DB Pension Statement of Election and Estimated Benefits Declaration It has come to our attention that a former Company employee is advising active DB Pension Plan members not to sign the MTS Pension Lawsuit Settlement Implementation - Statement and Election of Estimated Benefits Declaration... read more DB Pension Plan Award Payout FAQ I’ve received a number of questions regarding the DB Pension Plan Supreme Court Ruling Implementation. Following are the most frequently asked questions with answers... read more DB Pension Plan Supreme Court Ruling Implementation Update Late Wednesday, September 24th, TEAM signed an agreement to implement the Supreme Court’s DB Pension Plan Ruling, providing enhanced benefits equal to $140 million... read more
Joint message from Unions, Retirees and MTS Regarding Implementation Plan Agreement Joint message from Unions, Retirees and MTS Regarding Implementation Plan Agreement for Supreme Court Pension Plan Ruling... read more Joint Message from Unions, Retirees and MTS Regarding the Supreme Court Decision Joint Message from Unions, Retirees and MTS Regarding the Supreme Court Decision... read more Joint Message from Unions, Retirees and MTS Regarding the Supreme Court Decision Joint Message from Unions, Retirees and MTS Regarding the Supreme Court Decision... read more Pension Lawsuit Supreme Court Decision We are pleased to inform you that the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that the initial DB Pension Plan surplus belongs to the plan members... read more
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