Your Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
Thank you to those who attended our lunch and learned about understanding your HOOPP!
For anyone who missed out on the session, please see the slides by clicking the following link.
Also, please check out the following resources:
Understanding your pension – HOOPP
Would you like to learn more about your Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)? You know your pension is important, but do you completely understand how it works?
You’re invited to our Understanding Your Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) webinar.
When: April 8 and April 10 (pick one) from 12 PM to 1 PM ET
Where: Zoom – Please register in advance for one of the sessions using the following link:
As of October 1, 2024 employees and eligible dependents can access EFAP through our new service provider Thunder Bay Counselling (TBC). TBC can be reached at the following numbers and website:
Telephone (807) 684-1874 or Toll Free 1-866-397-0399 (Monday to Friday 8:30 to 4:30)
After hours emergency services 1-800-668-9920 (24/7)
MyFSEAP.ca
Your TBH-RT Bargaining Team is pleased to announce that on January 12, 2024, we
reached a tentative agreement with the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
(the Hospital) to conclude this round of collective bargaining. We believe we have
reached the best deal possible.
As you may know, on November 15, your TBH-RT bargaining team met with the hospital to discuss the reopeners for Bill 124 and pandemic pay. These discussions resulted in a tentative agreement that membership ratified at the Annual General Meeting on November 16. As of December 12, the hospital has also completed its ratification process.
We are pleased to share more details with you about the agreement, including on the Bill 124 settlement.
OTTAWA, June 5, 2020 – The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), is calling on the Ontario government to fix the glaring errors with their pandemic pay plan, and include front-line Radiation Therapists treating vulnerable patients in Ontario’s Cancer Centres throughout the pandemic.
“We are extremely proud of our radiation therapists working on the front lines during this pandemic,” said President Debi Daviau. They have been exposed to COVID-19 in their workplaces. They’re risking their lives — and the lives of their families.”
Just like other healthcare workers deemed eligible for pandemic pay, radiation therapists are subject to the same requirements of the Ontario state of emergency. They are essential workers who cannot refuse to treat patients who are suspected or confirmed to have contracted COVID-19. They are taking all precautions possible including constant use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
The Ontario Hospital Association, many hospital CEOs, and employer and employee organizations have called for the pandemic pay to be expanded to all front-line hospital workers, but those pleas to the Ford government have gone unanswered.
“This isn’t just about the pay,” said Daviau. “It’s also a matter of respect and recognition for the critical services provided by these workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Cancer patients are a vulnerable population during this pandemic. The decision is beyond disappointing and upsetting for our members who have continued to treat at risk patients throughout this crisis. They deserve the same recognition as the other professionals in the hospitals who have been granted the pay.”
The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada represents 60,000 public service professionals across Canada, including radiation therapists at Juravinski Cancer Centre, Walker Family Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook, Thunder Bay and Windsor facilities. Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter.
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For further information: Johanne Fillion, 613-883-4900 (cell), jfillion@pipsc.ca
The Ontario government has announced pandemic pay for front-line healthcare workers. Front-line health care workers are critical to the ongoing efforts to protect Ontarians and reduce the impact of COVID-19. Their sacrifices and dedication to service are remarkable.
The details of the program released provided examples of workers who will receive pandemic pay but it did not provide an exhaustive list.
We have written to Premier Ford asking for confirmation that our members who are working on the front lines in Ontario’s cancer centres will receive pandemic pay.
Read our letter to Premier Ford
We are proud of the important work of our radiation therapists. They are subject to the provisions of the Ontario state of emergency and are essential workers who cannot refuse unsafe work.
We know these members are taking all precautions possible, using personal protective equipment (PPE) and that they are being exposed to COVID-19 in their workplaces. It is our expectation that these members receive pandemic pay in compensation for the increased risk and demands of their work during this pandemic.
We will share the response we receive from Premier Ford.
PIPSC members with a gross annual income of less than $40,000 are eligible to apply for reimbursement of part of their union dues.
The 2017 AGM adopted a resolution that members who have paid more than 2% of their gross annual earnings will be eligible to apply for reimbursement of any dues paid above the 2% threshold.
Members who wish to claim the reimbursement are invited to send a request along with a copy of their 2018 T4 statement to membership@pipsc.ca