Pension
Committee Members (2011-13)
Bill Dechant, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Chair
Fred Demers, Local 050
Paula Elliott, Local 004
Lori Lane-Kluthe, Local 118
Joe Michielsen, Local 012
Milo Steele, Local 002
Nyree Tasco, Local 054
Marcella Thomas, Local 057
Suzanne Williams, Local 001
Larry Murray, Staff Advisor
Pension Board members representing AUPE:
Terry Agoto, AUPE Staff, PSPP Board Member
Joe Michielsen, PSPP Board Member
Milo Steele, PSPP Board Member
Larry Murray, AUPE Staff, LAPP Board Member
Duties of the Pension Committee
AUPE’s Constitution sets out the duties of the Pension Committee as follows:
The Pension Committee shall:
- promote the education of the members and public as it relates to pension issues;
- lobby all levels of government and the respective Pension Boards regarding pension issues of concern to members;
- coordinate with all other public service unions and federations;
- report regularly to Provincial Executive;
- liaise with and monitor the activities of the Public Service Pension Board, Local Authorities Pension Board and private pension boards (in accordance with the various pension plans negotiated by components of the Union);
- review pension legislation and regulations and spearhead any lobby for positive change;
- draft policies, briefs and other presentations on issues of concern;
- initiate action and participate in meetings, conferences, conventions and education courses on issues of concern related to pensions and coordinate these with other committees and organizations;
- establish a resource base on issues of pensions to identify, examine, analyze and exchange information with other groups;
- include, in addition to the members appointed by the Executive Committee, the three AUPE members appointed to the Public Service Pension Board (PSPB) and any AUPE members appointed to the Local Authorities Pension Board (LAPB) as ex-officio (nonvoting) members.