Pension Coalition NB

The next legal hearing is scheduled for Monday, June 26 at 9:00 at the Burton Court House near Fredericton.  Your Coalition board members will be in attendance and should you wish to join us, please contact Phyllis Prendergast at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

La prochaine journée cédulée pour la Cour de Burton est le 26 juin prochain à 9:00.  Vos représentants de Pension Coalition NB seront présents et si le coeur vous en dit, n’hésitez à nous joindre. S.V.P contacter Phyllis Prendergast This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

À titre de présidente de Pension Coalition NB, je me dois de faire le point sur les changements illégaux apportés aux pensions du secteur public par le Gouvernement Alward et annoncés en grande pompe. Le Régime à risque partagé était promu comme un modèle de pensions que maintes autres juridictions adopteraient.  La réalité est toute autre. Bien des juridictions ont adopté des changements à leurs régimes de retraite mais l'ont fait avec le respect des lois du pays.

- Claire Lepage, Chair, Pension Coalition NB

As Chair of Pension Coalition NB, I feel compelled to set the record straight with respect to illegal changes to public sector pensions that the Alward government introduced with great fanfare. The Shared Risk Pension model was touted to be a model to be adopted by jurisdictions nationwide. The reality is that neighbouring jurisdictions did proceed with necessary changes but did so with due process and respect of the laws of this land.

The continued characterization of the editorial boards, that retirees of the Public sector should stop advocating for their "entitlements" and that they have no regard for the well being of fellow New Brunswickers, the state of the economy nor public interests, is clearly false and misguided. There are reasons why there are at least 3 legal challenges in the Court of Queen’s Bench challenging the Shared Risk Pension plan.

Board members of Pension Coalition NB were in Court last week attending a hearing on "supposed conflict of interest allegations" against various parties in the Levesque case. The Levesque case is also a case supporting our collective retiree rights and very important to us all. The motion has been adjourned to the week of April 24.
 
We are also very pleased to inform you that 5 CUPE locals of NB have filed an affidavit seeking intervener status in the Levesque case. The intervener matter has been adjourned to a later date. 
 
Any new legal updates will be sent to members as soon as we can as we progress with hearings through the Court of Queen’s Bench.
 
Pension Coalition NB
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Quelques membres de votre conseil d'administration de Pension Coalition NB étaient presents la semaine dernière, afin d' entendre des "soi-disante propos de conflits d'intéret  "contre des parties du cas Lévesque‎. Le cas Lévesque est fort important pour les retraités, pcq ' il revendique une protection de nos droits acquis. La motion a été reporté a la semaine du 24 avril prochain.
 
Nous sommes très heureux de vous informer cependant que 5 groupes collectifs de CUPE -SCFP ont déposé un affidavit afin d' être intervenant dans le cas Lévesque. Le dossier a été reporté à une date ultérieure.
 
Soyez assure que toutes mise a jour de notre poursuite légale vous sera transmisè des que possible.
 
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