SOAR News
- 7 May 2013 SOAR announces the LYNN WILLIAMS Award for Service SOAR CANADA requests chapters and members to submit potential recipients of this annual award. Written submissions to be received no later than August 9, 2013 addressed to National SOAR Coordinator, 800-234 Eglinton Ave East Toronto Ontario.M4P 1K7
- 7 February 2013 National SOAR Conference nears APRIL 14th & 15th Vancouver, B.C.
- 7 December 2012 Call goes out for the Third National SOAR Conference
- 7 December 2012 Lynn Williams Award presented to Dan McNeil and Don Barill
- 24 July 2012 Chapters to Conduct Elections of Officers in November 2012
- 22 June 2012 Update on the Lynn Williams Award and the nominees are...
- 31 May 2012 SOAR International Board Meeting May 2012 May 21 and 22, SOAR International Board meets for two days in Cleveland Ohio, just prior to the celebration of the United Steelworkers 70th anniversary, May 24th.
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10 May 2012
SOAR Member William Steep Nominated for Community Award
William Steep long time active SOAR member has been nominated as a candidate to receive the Chatham - Kent Senior Achievement Award for the year 2012
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13 April 2012
SOAR Board member honored by Queen Elizabeth II
Jack Munro SOAR board member honored by Queen Elizabeth II by being one of a select number of Canadians awarded the Queens Jubilee Medal for distinguished service to Canada.
- 10 February 2012 CURC - Home Care - "Aging in Place" Putting it Together "Aging in place" refers to living where you lived for years, it also means growing older without having to move typically in a health care environment.
- 10 February 2012 SOAR announces the LYNN WILLIAMS Award for Service SOAR CANADA requests chapters and members to submit potential recipients of this annual award. Written submissions to be received no later than June 15, 2012 addressed to National SOAR Coordinator, 800-234 Eglinton Ave East Toronto Ontario.M4P 1K7
- 2 December 2011 Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security benefit rates effective January 1, 2012 Human Resources and Skills Development Canada today announced the benefit rates for the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS), effective January 1, 2012
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10 November 2011
Canada’s newest SOAR chapter
On November 8th, 2011, the officers of SOAR chapter 6-03 Guelph-Wellington were sworn in by National Coordinator Doug MacPherson.
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18 October 2011
Pension Protection Act
According to Statistics Canada, in the year ending July 2011, 4,553 businesses went bankrupt in Canada.
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17 October 2011
CURC Convention 2011
SOAR delegates from across Canada attend the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada convention in Port Elgin, Ontario.
- 12 September 2011 2011 Lynn R Williams Award Recipient Announced
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15 August 2011
International SOAR Conference, Las Vegas
170 delegates from across the United States and Canada attended International SOAR conference in Las Vegas
- 14 August 2011 SOAR Executive Board Elected .
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4 July 2011
OFL honours Orville Thacker
Canada's largest provincial labour federation honours SOAR activist Orville Thacker
- 16 June 2011 The Official Call has gone out to all elected delegates to the 10th International Conference of SOAR, August 12th to 13th.
- 16 June 2011 Update on the Lynn Williams Award and the nominees are………..
- 14 April 2011 SOAR International Conference - August 12-13, 2011 - Las Vegas, NV
- 17 February 2011 DAN MCNEIL District 6 SOAR Board Member given unique honour President Leo W. Gerard, has appointed Dan McNeil to the position of Emeritus Board Member of SOAR in recognition of Dan's outstanding contribution over more than 60 years of service to the United Steelworkers
- 10 February 2011 SOAR announces the LYNN WILLIAMS Award for Service SOAR CANADA requests chapters and members to submit potential recipients of this annual award. Written submissions to be received no later than June 15, 2011 addressed to National SOAR Coordinator, 800-234 Eglinton Ave East Toronto Ontario.M4P 1K7
- 29 January 2011 SOAR leaders and members join with local 1005 in The People vs U.S. Steel protest
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1 January 2011
Changes to the Canada Pension Plan
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is changing to better reflect how Canadians choose to live, work, and retire.
- 3 December 2010 Effective January 1, 2011 Canada Pension Plan payments increase
- 1 June 2010 SOAR Members Committed to Building on 25 Years of Activism Established in 1985, SOAR’s mandate is to address the social, economic, educational and political issues and concerns of its members and spouses, USW and the labour movement.