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We Ought to Have a Policy…on Trustee Education

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

16 Sep 201417 Jan 2015

By: Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS Trustees of multiemployer benefit plans take on significant fiduciary responsibilities when they agree to be trustees. Many of them have not had experience or education that prepares them for this important role. Government guidance allows a benefit plan to […]

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Multiemployer Trustees: Now Recruiting Ethical Team Players With a Good Ear and a Commitment to Learning

Staff

18 Aug 201417 Jan 2015

By: Brenda Hofmann The International Foundation’s new report, Multiemployer Trustee Selection and Orientation: 2014 Survey Results, reveals that 93% of trustees find it more difficult to be a trustee today compared with a decade ago. While high, that number probably surprises few given […]

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Filling Skill Gaps With Aboriginal Apprenticeship Program

Kathy Bergstrom, CEBS

10 Jul 201417 Jan 2015

By: Kathy Bergstrom As Ontario struggles with a skilled trades gap, aboriginal Canadians are fighting a daunting challenge as well—Half of the aboriginal population is under the age of 25 and unemployment is nearly twice that of nonaboriginal population. Harold McBride, Executive […]