2021 Contract For Mine Mill UNIFOR Local 598 Pensioners Information
This Agreement shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. February 1, 2021, and shall
terminate at Midnight on January 31, 2025.
One Time Retiree/Surviving Spouse Payment
The 500 retirees/surviving spouses who receive the lowest pension income on the
pension list will be given a one time payment of $500. Only those eligible for
retiree benefits will receive this payment.
Dental Plan
For all regular full time active employees, and their dependents, as well as
retirees, surviving spouses and their dependents, the Dental Plan will be based
on the 2020 ODA Fee Schedule effective 12:01 a.m. February 1, 2021 and
maintained at a one-year lag thereafter effective February 1° each year of the
current collective agreement,
Orthotics
Increase from $250 to $300/year, subject to referral by a physician or
podiatrist, for eligible employees and retirees under age 65 and their
dependents,
Medication Awareness Program
The Company will provide funding up to $25,000 per year for the life of this
agreement for a Medication Awareness Program. This program will be administered
by a Retiree Committee under the direction of the Union Health and Welfare
Officer and the Company Total Compensation Specialist.
Supplementary (Semi-Private) Plan
Effective June 1, 2021, there will be a dally limit of $300 for semi-private
hospital stays.
Plan for Prescription Drugs
Plan for Prescription Drugs: (35-cents deductible) $2.00 deductible (active
employees and future retirees) and $1.00 deductible (current retirees) effective
July 1, 2021.
Group Life Insurance Group Life Insurance Plan
$6,000 for survivor.
Benefits
The Company is committed to working with the union to ensure that all active
employees, retirees, surviving spouses, and dependants ("members") have access
to prescription drugs not on the Sudbury Drug Formulary if it is considered to
be medically necessary in life threatening or life sustaining situations or in
cases of terminal illness that cannot be adequately substituted by a drug on the
formulary. The Exception Request Process will allow members to use the services
of Medi-Well Services or like service during the life of this Collective
Agreement, for assistance in completing the Exception Request Form or having it
reviewed if the exception request is denied by the benefits carrier, at the
Company's expense. Furthermore, the Company is committed during the life of this
Collective Agreement to continuing its relationship with Med i-Well Services or
like service through the Medication Management Program, including meeting
annually with the Union Executive to review this program.
If the Company changes its benefits carrier or the benefits plan has been
updated, the Company commits to meeting with the Union within three months to
discuss the change(s). The Company further commits to providing the Union and
its members with new pension and benefits booklets within three months of
contract ratification.
The parties, in working with Sudbury Drug Formulary, will continue to work
jointly and will seek to guide themselves by the four principles below:
a) Provide participants with access to new drugs in a timely manner
b) Clearly state which drugs are covered
c) Is appropriate to the health care needs of participants, and
d) Protects the plan against unnecessary costs
Mandatory Generic
Substitution Plan: Effective September 1, 2017, the reimbursement of
prescription drugs will change to a Mandatory Generic Substitution drug plan.
Reimbursement of a prescribed drug, where a lower cost interchangeable drug is
available, will only occur if the lower cost drug cannot be tolerated or is
ineffective, and this information is provided on the benefit carrier's form
Over the Counter Drug Coverage
Effective June 1, 2021, over the counter drugs covered under the plan will be
limited to the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan plus generic ASA, some allergy
medications and acetaminophen.
Three (3) Month Supply of Drugs
Effective June 1, 2021, all maintenance prescription drugs will be provided as a
ninety (90) day supply with up to six (6) dispensing fees per year. All coverage
will continue to be subject to the provisions of the plan deductible.
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