» UHEW on strike and Updates on strike pay

UHEW on strike and Updates on strike pay

News and images of UHEW members taking part in the PSAC Treasury Board Strike and updates on strike pay.

(July 19, 2023) UHEW continues to process adjustments for UHEW strike top- ups when we receive updated lists from PSAC. We continue to respond to emails on questions about strike pay but due to the the number of emails being received, there are delays in these responses. Should you have any questions regarding the UHEW strike top-up, please send an email to info@uhew-stse.ca.

We have started processing local top-ups for those Locals having the National office do so, and hope to have them completed in the next few weeks.

Thank you in advance for your patience.

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(June 12, 2023) UHEW is pleased to announce that we have completed processing its top-up payments for both strike weeks (both e-transfers and cheques) and is currently working on the adjustment file we have received from PSAC.

As stated in our previous update, cheques have been printed and mailed to those who were paid in this manner by PSAC. As not all members have their current mailing address in the Union database, this will cause delays in receipt of their cheques. Also, please note that some locals have requested to distribute these cheques themselves to their members therefore not all members will be getting their cheque by mail.

If you have any questions or issues with your strike pay, please send them to info@uhew-stse.ca

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(June 7, 2023) This is to advise that e-transfers of the UHEW strike pay are being processed, which covers the second week of the strike, as per the registration list received from PSAC.

Cheques have been printed are being mailed to those who were being paid in this manner. Bear in mind that not all members have their current mailing address in the Union database which will cause delays in receipt of their cheques. Also, please note that some locals have requested to distribute these cheques themselves to their members therefore not all members will be getting their cheque by mail.

Should you have any issues with your strike pay, please contact your Local. They will compile a list and forward it to the National Office.

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(May 31, 2023) UHEW has completed the e-tranfer payments for its strike pay for the period of April 19 – 21, 2023 as per the list received by PSAC.

While UHEW had advised its Council and Locals it was to start printing cheques, due to the large number to be printed, we have been preparing the lists, the accounting program and postage machine to start processing this week.

We received the second week list from PSAC and we are preparing these lists to start processing e-transfers.

We know this is a delay you did not expect however, the bank system used for e-transfers had limitations and could not process the large number of EFT which set us behind schedule for over 2 weeks. Please be advised that we have our two finance officers working long hours with the bank IT support team to have these payments processed as quickly as possible.

We understand everyone is frustrated as we are.

Should you have any issues with your strike pay, please contact your Local. They will compile a list and forward it to the National Office.

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(May 2, 2023) UHEW will be processing strike pay once we receive PSAC strike pay lists of UHEW members that were paid by PSAC for their picket line activities. We expect the lists in the next few days and will be preparing to process payments as soon as we can. We understand that even though members received a full pay from the employer on April 26, they are planning and anticipating changes to their pay on May 10. We will be working hard to process the payments as fast as we can.

We thank you for your patience in advance.