Effective July 1, 2013 the bereavement benefit amount for the Jacobs Industrial Services Ltd., Bereavement Benefit Trust Plan Saskatchewan will be increased from $175 to $200 per day along with $200 in expenses. All other aspects of the program will remain the same.

The form to apply for the bereavement benefit as well as a letter from the General President’s Maintenance Committee for Canada informing of these changes are attached in pdf.

Unemployed Workers Help Centre If you hear family, friends, neighbors', etc mentioning they are or someone they know is having issues with EI, you can tell them that there is an outfit, the UWHC, which is supported by your union that gives help to any worker having trouble with their EI claim. Check out the website by clicking the link below: http://www.unemployedworkerscentre.org/