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Organizing
the Paid Accountable Ministers
of The United Church of Canada
in our own
Self-Governing Social Union,
and Joining in Solidarity with
CAW Brothers and Sisters
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
05/03/2012
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Supporters and Organizers
are hard at work:
- Organizing our Clergy Union
- Meeting confidentially with ministers and families,
one on one and in small groups
- Meeting publicly with ministers, families and lay people
in open settings
- Public Speaking, Sharing Newsletters
- Presenting Workshops for Bullied Clergy
- Offering Worship and Witness to support those clergy and their families who have been isolated within the church or distressed because of it.
SOLIDARITY: The fellowship, association, or union of Brothers and Sisters with common responsibilities, interests and goals. And, for United Church of Canada clergy, Solidarity is the recognition that God intended us to be in right relationship.
When Jesus called the disciples together he sent them forth in two’s. Jesus shared the wisdom of serving unified in Solidarity,encouraging one another,inspiring one another —and protecting one another. The United Church of Canada has been contemplating the issue of its clergy serving in isolation, a severe problem which former Moderator, the Very Rev. Dr. Peter Short, identified as clergy serving in “desolation.”There is a clear and simple solution, modeled on Jesus’ community of disciples, Serving in Solidarity Clergy United - The Ministers’ Solidarity Movement.
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Changes to
United Church Pension Plan
Creates Two Classes of Ministers
With Two-Tiered Compensation
The management of the United Church of Canada recently outlined changes to the ministers' pension effective January 1, 2013.
Employee contributions increase from 4% to 6%
Employer contributions increase from 7% to 9%
No future indexing
Future accruals dropped from 1.7% to 1.4%
The plan retains the defined benefit structure
THIS MEANS THAT:
* A minister hired prior to 2013 will retire on something closer to 60% of pre-retirement earnings, provided the minister is is retiring with 35 years of service .
* A minister hired after 2012 will retire on 49% of pre-retirement earnings, provided the minister is is retiring with 35 years of service.
What is right with it? What is wrong?
Does it fit the United Church’s own standards?