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FIR Labour Relations Benefits Plan Information
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The benefits in the “Package” result from collective bargaining between the forest industry companies and the USW. Most of the benefit cost is borne by the employers rather than the employees. Some of the benefit plans are jointly trusteed and all are administered by third parties. But , the perception of some employers is that the administrators are advocates for the union and do not understand an employer’s perspective on benefits and their cost control. In 2009,the two Coastal Forest Industry Health and Welfare Plans were merged into one new Plan to achieve economies of scale and lower overall costs for employers. One aspect of the merger arrangement was that FIR Labour Relations Ltd. would provide an employers advisory service for participating employers where they could get an employer’s perspective on benefits even if they were not members of an employers bargaining association. Recent Industry Plan Related Cases Supreme Court of British Columbia Appeal - Bromley vs. Getzie [ March 23, 2023 ] Reconsideration Decision on Benefit coverage during labour dispute [ April 21, 2023 ] |
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Pacific Blue Cross (Dental & EHC) Plans FIR LR Enrollment Applicaton Form
IWA Forest Industry Pension and LTD Plans
USW-Coastal Forest Industry Health & Welfare Plan
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