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Tax season is right around the corner and our friends at Canada’s Building Trades Unions are hosting a free webinar on : Claiming The Labour Mobility Tax Deduction. Click the link below to register and find out how to claim this benefit.
A reminder that nominations of committee members will take place at our upcoming General Meeting on January 21, 2023. Additional information can be found in the pipeline newsletter.
We have some more good news from the Local. For those working under the GMPC/NMC Agreement, we are excited to announce that effective January 1, 2023, double time (DT) and hours earned have returned in the 2023/2024 agreement.
DT will now begin at after ten (10) hours on all regular workdays
DT for all hours worked on Saturdays
DT for all hours worked on Sundays (for both Long-Term and Short-Term Maintenance workers)
DT for all hours on all Statutory Holidays
We have eliminated the $0.75 difference for LTM in the Fort McMurray area
This announcement is well deserved and will surely help our members to live a better quality of life.
Please see below and click on the link to read the full announcement from the GPMC.