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Volume 3, Issue 4: April 25, 2005

The current level of support payments from the Federation has been in place for at least fifteen years. Bylaw 20.1.1.8 reads: "It shall be the duty of the Provincial Executive to review, at least every two years, the appropriate relief payments to members who may be on strike or locked out".

The following conditions are in effect immediately and will be incorporated into the Provincial Responsibility for Negotiations Manual.

Full Time Employees
For sanctions which result in lost wages, the initial per diem support will be $50 from day one of the withdrawal to day ten. Effective day eleven the per diem support will rise to $60 with additional support of $5 per day per dependent. (Income tax guidelines will be used to determine who qualifies as a dependent.)

Permanent Part-Time Employees
All members who work part-time shall receive the same per diem support as full-time employees, provided they are available for full-time strike duties.

Casual Employees
Active members who are casual employees and work on a daily call-in basis will receive two days of strike support payments per week.

Full time casual employees, under a long term contract, will receive full time support up to the end of the sanction.

Additional Information

No employee receiving support payments will receive more than 100% of his/her normal earnings.

The Provincial Executive may approve additional financial support in the event of a protracted lost wages sanction.

Let us not take thought for our separate interests, but let us help one another.
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