Resolution No. 16 Benefit Insurance for Members on Strike
Unifor National Will:
- Pay the premium for salary insurance (weekly disability benefits) to the employer, so that it
remains in force.
Because:
- During a conflict, Unifor reimburses premiums for the following coverages: hospitalization, drug insurance, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment benefits, and out-of- province expenses.
- Unifor has close ties with GreenShield Insurance
- During the dispute between Local 177 and Ash Grove, one of our members was diagnosed with
cancer.
- When she returned to work, our insurer (Sunlife) refused to accept her on
- The local union had to force the employer to take out disability insurance with another insurer
and to pay the premiums.
- If nothing had been done, this member would have had no salary for
Respectfully Submitted by:
Local 177