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Re Pepsi Bottling Group And Caw-Canada, Loc 1015 (Williams), Innis Christie Dec 2001

Re Pepsi Bottling Group And Caw-Canada, Loc 1015 (Williams), Innis Christie

Innis Christie Collection

Employee grievance dated September 27, 2000, alleging breach of Article 16 and all other relevant Articles of the Collective Agreement between the Employer and the predecessor Union, the United Steelworkers of America, Local 1015, signed April 23, 1999, which the parties agreed is the Collective Agreement for purposes of this matter, in that the Grievor's claim for short-term disability payments was disallowed by Maritime Life Assurance Company, the administrator/insurer of the Employer's "Flex" (or "Flexible") Benefits Plan.


Re Rk Macdonald Nursing Home Corp And Caw, Local 2107, Innis Christie Nov 2001

Re Rk Macdonald Nursing Home Corp And Caw, Local 2107, Innis Christie

Innis Christie Collection

The four Grievors were in receipt of Long Term Disability (LTD) benefits and also in receipt of Supplementary Health Expense Benefits under their Maritime Life Policy. The Grievors were terminated for innocent absenteeism. The LTD payments continued, but the supplementary benefits stopped because they were no longer employees.


The U.S. Health Care System: Best In The World, Or Just The Most Expensive?, Bureau Of Labor Education. University Of Maine Jul 2001

The U.S. Health Care System: Best In The World, Or Just The Most Expensive?, Bureau Of Labor Education. University Of Maine

Bureau of Labor Education

For many years, politicians and insurance companies could blithely proclaim that the U.S. had the best health care system in the world, but as its major shortcomings become more visible, Americans are finding it harder to accept this assertion. The 42.6 million people in the U.S. currently without health insurance are acutely aware that our health care system is not working for everyone, and there is growing recognition that the major problems of rising costs and lack of access constitute a real crisis. However, the search for solutions has not been easy or clear cut. Policymakers often attempt to address …