- TEAM Annual General Meeting – RSVP Reminder: A reminder to register to attend TEAM’s Annual General Meeting being held tomorrow, Wednesday, November 17th, 2021, from 12pm – 1 pm, on Zoom.
The agenda will include updates on matters impacting members, greetings from IFPTE President, Matt Biggs, the presentation of our financial report, results from our 2021 membership surveys, an overview of the main issues and concerns we will be taking to the negotiating table, and a Q&A session.
We ask that members register with the below information to receive a personalized meeting link:
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- First and Last name
- Personal (non-work) email address
- 7-digit Bell Employee ID#, or PEIN (e.g. 609XXXX, 610XXXX)
To register, please click here. Confirmation of registration, along with meeting access details will be provided ahead of the meeting to the email address provided in your registration.
Where possible, we ask that members attend using non-work devices; however, if this is not possible, members using their work computers to attend are reminded to disconnect from the Company VPN before joining the call.
Please contact the TEAM office, 204-984-9470, if you have questions or encounter issues with the registration process.
- TEAM Scholarships: The Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce that all applicants were awarded a scholarship this year. As we had no applications for the four member awards of $500 each, these funds were instead reallocated to increase the number of awards for members’ children from four to six, and an increase of the overall scholarship budget was approved by the TEAM Board in order to award scholarships to all of this year’s deserving applicants.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 TEAM Annual Scholarship awards of $1,000 each for first year post-secondary students enrolled in university, community college, trade school or an apprenticeship program:
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- Sparsh Agrawal (member: Pooja Agrawal)
- Katherine Durston (member: Scott Durston)
- Julianne La Rocque (member: Paul La Rocque)
- Hannah Marchant (member: Jody Marchant)
- Darrian Reidulff (member: Richard Reidulff)
- Kolby Wiebe (member: Shelby Wiebe)
- Josiah Wurch (member: Brian Wurch)
- Benjamin Brigg (member: Daryl Brigg)
- New EVRTIP Offering: Bell announced another downsizing and EVRTIP initiative for TEAM yesterday. This time, Bell is looking for five reductions in total; one each from five specified positions in the BBM VP Group. For the first time, Bell has indicated that it will not move to layoffs if the targeted reductions are not achieved by the EVRTIP. Members in positions outside of BBM who are interested in applying can request a copy of the current EVRTIP document from their HR Consultant. As usual, the TEAM office will be tracking applications/departures, and we ask members who apply to please let us know.
- TEAM Financial Planning Webinar: We invite you to join us for the last TEAM Financial Planning webinar scheduled for the year on Monday, December 8th, from 6:00pm – 8:30pm.
In this session, which is geared more to members who are mid-late career, certified financial planner, Darryl Robinson will take us through his “Top 10 Financial Planning Mistakes”, as he looks at common financial planning issues and typical mistakes people make as they plan their financial future. Topics/questions covered in the webinar include
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- Do you have a good handle on your personal finances?
- Have you set reasonable goals and objectives?
- Are you managing credit and debt wisely?
- Are you making informed tax, RRSP and TFSA decisions?
- Do you understand your pension and other retirement incomes sources?
- Are you getting sound financial advice from reputable sources?
- Are you on the right path to a secure financial future?
To participate in the webinar, you will need an internet connection and a device with a web browser and speakers or headphones. The platform being used for the webinars is Microsoft Teams.
If you are interested in attending on Monday, December 8th from 6pm – 8:30pm, please click here to register.
Important Note: TEAM is sponsoring the financial planning seminars to assist members in gaining a better understanding of the financial choices they face when planning for their retirement. The information is being shared for education purposes only, and must not be considered as investment advice. TEAM strongly recommends that members seek independent professional assistant, such as from a fee-for-service Certified Financial Planner, prior to making any significant financial moves, and in particular, where they are contemplating “cashing-out” their defined benefit pension.
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