SUB & CERB
Currently our members who are collecting E.I. and qualify to receive SUB payments from General Motors will receive both. Unfortunately the government is not allowing members who are receiving CERB to collect the SUB payment. The National Union has been lobbying the government for several weeks to change this inconsistent practice and to rule SUB (not as income) same as the current EI rules. This would allow eligible members to collect both SUB & CERB.
Despite numerous meetings the government has not changed the rules for CERB. Wednesday, April 15th Unifor sent the following letter to Minster Qualtrough, Minister of Employment asking that the Government review the CERB rules. Letter From Unifor to Minister Qualtrough 15 April 2020
Thursday April 16th, Scott Bell, Managing Director and President of GM Canada has also sent a letter to Minster Qualtrough, requesting that SUB benefits be paid to our members who qualify and are eligible for the benefit. In the letter Scott Bell states “We would like to pay employees these SUB benefits and are therefore requesting that the new temporary income replacement programs, such as CERB, be considered equivalent to EI for the purposes of enabling SUB benefits to be paid.” to eligible employees. Letter From GM Canada to Minister Qualtrough- April 16 2020
I will provide an update as soon as I have more information and any letters pertaining to this issue.
Issued by,
Tim McKinnon,
GM Unit Chairperson
Supplemental Agrrement C SUB 2016
Anyone who would like to contact their MP, here is a list with contact infomation.
NIAGARA CENTER, Vance Badawey MP – Nagara Centre
905-934-6767
Vance.Badawey@parl.gc.ca
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/Vance-Badawey(88867)#contact
NIAGARA WEST, Dean Allison MP
905-563-7900
dean.allison@parl.gc.ca
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/Dean-Allison(25446)
ST CATHARINES, Chris Bittle MP
905-934-6767
Chris.Bittle@parl.gc.ca
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/Chris-Bittle(88934)
NIAGARA FALLS, Tony Baldinelli MP – Niagara Falls
905-353-9590
Tony.Baldinelli@parl.gc.ca
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/Tony-Baldinelli(30330)