IMPORTANT NOTICE

For those MUTUEL EMPLOYEES whose schedule shows 7 consecutive days of no work:

Woodbine will be issuing a Record of Employment (ROE) to these employees. The ROE will show that there is a shortage of work and you will be able to apply for Employment Insurance (EI).

When work becomes available, once again, you will be scheduled to work, although you will have to report any earnings to EI once you start receiving benefits.

If you do not receive a ROE and you believe you are entitled to one: please contact Veena Rampersad, Director Pari-Mutuels Operations Department at Woodbine and she will look into it.

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Negotiations Update

We have completed four days of negotiations and will be continuing to negotiate towards a new contract on December 20, 21, 22, 2011.
We have also set more dates in January 2012 to continue our negotiations.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

FOR THOSE MUTUEL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE 55 YEARS AND OLDER WHO ARE CONTEMPLATING EARLY RETIREMENT:

In applying Article 14(d), a Seniority List employee who on average did not work at least 24 (twenty four) hours per week during April 1 to December 31, 2011 will remain on the Seniority List until the end of January.

Therefore, a Seniority List employee in this circumstance can elect to retire up to January 30th and Article 22(5) re: early retirement, will continue to apply.

Such request can be submitted in writing to Veena Rampersad, Director Pari-Mutuels Operations Department, clearly indicating the request for early retirement and the date which will be the last day worked.

Note: If there is a labour dispute, lock out or a strike one cannot take early retirement during the labour dispute.