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September 2005 - Issue 15
HIGHLIGHTS |
 Inter-ministerial Committee Outlines Plans to Combat Dengue |
In a battle against dengue fever, a Ministerial Steering Committee on Dengue (MSCD) to combat the dengue epidemic has been newly formed.
The Committee, which comprises Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan, 'Second National Development Minister Lim Swee Say, Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs Ho Peng Kee and Senior Minister of State for Health Balaji Sadasivan, will examine existing policies and come up with short and long-term solutions to tackle the problem.
Indeed, the Government has earmarked $30 million to finance the nationwide fight and will be rolling out a public outreach programme to raise awareness among Singaporeans on dengue prevention.
For all individuals out there, refer below for tips on dengue prevention:-
5 easy steps to prevent /dengue
Step 1: Change water in vases/bowls on alternative days;
Add granular insecticide to water.
Step 2: Remove water from flower pot plates on alternative days.
Step 3: Turn over all water storage containers.
Step 4: Cover bamboo pole holders when not in use.
Step 5: Clear blockages and put Bti insecticide in roof gutters at
least once a month.
For the full story, please visit http://www.ntuc.org.sg/ntucunions/news_160905a.asp
UTES Online Membership Campaign!
Join us as a Union Member from 1 September to 31 October 2005! The first 100 successful sign-ups will be given a pair of FREE Coffee Club Vouchers!
For more details, visit http://www.utes.org.sg/memb_elig_bene_how.htm |
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HAPPENINGS @ UTES |
UTES Sports Fiesta 2005 |
It was a day of great fun at UTES Sports Fiesta, organized by our very own Young UTES, on 18 September held at East Coast Park. Our guests gracing the event include Guest-of-Honour Mr Chan Soo Sen, Minister of State for Education, Mr Chua Miang Teo, GS of UTES, Mr S. Logarajah, President of UTES and the Executive Council.
Although the weather threatened to spoil the day at the start, the spirits of the participants were not at all dampened. Eventually the weather brightened to a cool and refreshing morning, with the games running smoothly. All participants also enjoyed a sumptuous buffet breakfast and a free goodie bag.
Competition was friendly yet exciting between all the teams involved for both soccer and captain’s ball. The final top 3 teams who emerged victorious, winning attractive cash prizes - for soccer: Spring (1st), RC S(2nd) & Tech Branch(3rd); for captain’s ball: NCS One(1st), Last Minute(2nd) & RC C(3rd).
Congratulations to all the winning teams! And to all the participants of the event, we hope you had a good time with your friends and family and thank you for your support! You can look forward to many more exciting union activities, organized by Young UTES in the near future!
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Soccer Swinging in Action |
A Jump for the Ball |
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On the games rules: Mr Chua Miang Teo,GS, UTES; Mr Chan Soo Sen,
Minister of State for Education; Mr T Ramchandra 2nd Asst GS, UTES
& Mr S. Logarajah, President, UTES |
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| NTUC Public Transport Fund & Family Recreation Fund Vouchers – Results Out! |
Congratulations to all our successful applicants of the NTUC Public Transport Fund or Family Recreation Fund vouchers! The letters to notify the successful applicants will be sent out to their homes by this week. Please produce the original letter and i/c or staff pass upon collection during office hours. Please note that only successful applicants are notified |
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NTUC UPDATES |
New LinkPoints Merchant – AppleCentre@Orchard |
Located at Orchard Road, the prime-shopping district in Singapore. AppleCentre@Orchard offers the widest, latest and highest quality IT products. It prides itself in providing first class customer service, unique buying experience, free Seminars by its professional Mac Evangelists. For more details, simply log on to www.AppleCentreOrchard.com
Shop at AppleCentre@Orchard with your NTUC Card from 15 September till 31 December 2005 and stand a chance to win iPod gadgets! Every $1 spent earns you 2 linkpoints! For union members, one chance will be allocated for every 50 LinkPoints earned and/or 1,500 LinkPoints redeemed from 15 September to 31 December 2005.
Results will be posted on our website www.linkpoints.com.sg on 30 January 2006.
All winners will be notified via email. |
| Healthy Lifestyle Hub 2005 |
As children are the future, we need to help them build a strong foundation. Ages 3 to 7 are known as the foundation years, when motor skills development is most significant. This is why Healthy Lifestyle Hub is giving its undivided attention to this age group this year.
At Healthy Lifestyle Hub 2005, we will introduce fun activities that parents and children can play together. Come and see if your child has what it takes to become a Kidz Olympian in the Kidz Olympicz Contests featuring Capteh, Skipping, Hopping, Double-Hand Dribbling, Limbo Rock, Disco Diva, Shuttle Run and Sit Up. They can also take part in team games such as Touch Rugby and Captain’s Ball. Come dressed in your sports gear and win attractive prizes.
Families get free health checks and enjoy bargains on your favourite health products and equipment!
Date: 30 September – 2 October 2005
Time: 10am to 8pm
Venue: Toa Payoh HDB Hub (Free Admission!)
For more details, please visit
http://www.ntuc.org.sg/members/member_benefits_Healthy_Lifestyle_Hub.asp |
| Occupational Health Clinic at Hougang & Geylang Polyclinic |
2 new Occupational Health Clinics have been set up in:-
• Hougang Polyclinic at 89 Hougang Ave 4, Singapore 308433. (t) 6489 8071
• Geylang Polyclinic, 21 Geylang East Central, Singapore 389707, (t) 6842 2440
Workers with suspected occupational health complaints or work-related diseases may be referred to the above for investigation. Doctors from MOM will attend to them. Please note that the Occupational Health Clinic at Ang Mo Kio Polyclinic has ceased with effect from August 2005. |
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September 2005 - Issue 16
HIGHLIGHTS |
NTUC “Back To School” Programme – Application Now Open! |
NTUC has launched a new $1.15 million “Back to School” Programme this year. This Programme aims to assist union members who are in financial hardship, in particular low-income workers, to help them defray partially the cost of school related expenses for their school-going children (K1, K2, Pri, Sec, Polytechnic, JC, Centralized Institute or ITE Levels) through the issuance of NTUC Back To School vouchers.
Under this programme, students with the vouchers are able to purchase textbooks, stationeries, school uniforms/PE attire and any other school-related items at the bookshops and their authorized suppliers for uniforms at 362 Government and Government-Aided Schools' (excluding Independent Schools), 15 Junior Colleges and 1 Centralized Institute under MOE. The vouchers can also be used at the 4 NTUC “Back To School” Fairs to be held at four different locations between 10-12 December 05.
The eligibility criteria for members to apply are as follows:-
- MUST have minimum 1 school-going child (K1, K2 , Pri, Sec, Polytechnic, JC or ITE Levels), &
- Total gross household monthly income of $1,500 or below, or;
- Per capita income not exceeding $450/- if household income is more than $1,500,
Application is open from 3 October to 21 October 2005 . Application forms can be obtained from UTES office from Mr Sebastian, during office hours or our union officials. A soft copy of the form is also herewith attached.
Click here to download: 
All applicants are required to produce a copy of their latest salary slip for documentation purposes. Please note that only successful applicants will be notified by post
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Public Transport Fund Vouchers-2nd Round – Application Now Open! |
Good news for members who have missed the first round of Public Transport Fund Vouchers. Application for the second round is now open to all members who did not apply in the first round.
The Public Transport Fund is set up to help lower income union members to adjust to the transport fare increase. Each successful family will receive a $50 voucher to be used at Transit Link Ticket Offices from now to 31 Dec 2005 for top up of EZ-link card or purchase of EZ-link card(s)/student concession passes
Eligibility criteria as follows:-
- Lower-income families
- Financial difficulty or hardship
- Any other special consideration
Application is open from 3 October to 21 October 2005 . Application forms can be obtained from UTES office from Mr Sebastian, during office hours or our union officials. A soft copy of the form is also herewith attached.
Click here to download: 
All applicants are required to produce a copy of their latest salary slip for documentation purposes. All applicants who have been successfully awarded in the first round of application are NOT eligible to apply in the second round. Please note that only successful applicants will be notified by post. |
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HAPPENINGS @ UTES |
UTES 23rd Anniversary Dinner & Dance |
UTES will be holding its 23 rd Anniversary Dinner and Dance for all members at Orchard Hotel. The theme of the event is “Glitterati Night”. Attractive lucky draw prizes conducted electronically are up for grabs!
Other attractions include Denise, the jazz singing sensation and a special performance by Young UTES. |
| NTUC Public Transport Fund & Family Recreation Fund Vouchers – Results Out!! |
Congratulations to all our successful applicants of the NTUC Public Transport Fund or Family Recreation Fund vouchers! The letters to notify the successful applicants will be sent out to their homes by this week. Please produce the original letter and i/c or staff pass upon collection during office hours. Please note that only successful applicants are notified
Event |
23rd Anniversary Dinner & Dance |
Venue |
Orchard Hotel, Level 3, Grand Ballroom |
Day/Date |
Friday, 2 December 2005 |
Time |
6.30pm till late |
Ticket Price |
$38 per ticket |
Guest-of -Honour |
Mr Lim Boon Heng,
Secretary-General of NTUC and
Minister for Prime Minister's Office |
Tickets will be on sale commencing early October 2005. Do look out for details of the event in a separate e-mailer which will be sent soon and our website www.utes.org.sg !
Do join us for a night of glamour! |
| Downtown East – The Choice Leisure Destination for Union Members!!! |
Book a chalet with UTES and members can enjoy * FREE UNLIMITED DAY ENTRY PASS for 4 persons to Wild Wild Wet as well as the Escape theme park (worth up to $116). For chalet booking enquiries, call UTES at 6337 1122, fax 6339 6040, or email chalet@utes.org.sg . Bookings may be done in person at UTES Office.
For more details, visit http://www.utes.org.sg/memb_elig_bene.htm . *Terms and conditions apply |
| UTES Online Membership Campaign! |
Join us as a Union Member from 1 September to 31 October 2005 ! The first 100 successful sign-ups will be given a pair of FREE Coffee Club Vouchers!
For more details, visit http://www.utes.org.sg/memb_elig_bene_how.htm |
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NTUC UPDATES |
NTUC LinkPoints Exclusive Screening of 2 New Disney Shows |
Coming 30 Oct 2005 (Sunday), NTUC LinkPoints is organizing an exclusive screening of 2 new Disney shows which will not be shown in cinemas. Details of the screening as follows:-
Date: 30 Oct 2005 , Sunday
Time: Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie at 10.30am
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has A Glitch at 1pm
Duration per show: Approx. 60mins
Venue: NTUC Centre, Auditorium, Level 7
Special Price for Union Members!
Redemption price per ticket per show:
250 LinkPoints for NTUC-OCBC Credit or Debit Cardmembers;
300 LinkPoints for NTUC Cardholders (union members);
Redemption of tickets will start on 5 Oct 2005 , Wednesday at the LinkPoints Rewards Centre.
For more details visit www.linkpoints.com.sg . |
| Exclusive Tech Offers from Office 1! |
Need a laptop? Crave an iPod? From now till 31 Oct 2005 , tech-savvy Union Members can purchase these popular IT lifestyle products at special rates, brought to you by Office 1, Singapore 's first wholesale business centre!
What's more - earn 1 LinkPoint for every dollar spent, and if you own an OCBC, DBS or CitiBank VISA card, you can also enjoy a 0%-interest 12-month instalment scheme on your Office 1 purchases!
To enjoy these exclusive Union Member-only offers, simply present your NTUC Card prior to purchase at Office 1! For more details, call Office 1 @ 65116300/65116300. Office 1 is Open Daily from 11:00am to 8:30pm . |
| Persevere for a Better Tomorrow |
In the NTUC News dated 23 September 2005 , NTUC and its affiliated unions have pledged to do more to help workers tackle the challenges of the new economy by enhancing their employment prospects and to further protect their interests and welfare.
Reaffirming this commitment, NTUC Secretary-General Lim Boon Heng said the labour movement has laid down plans to address the main pre-occupation of workers job security and income stability through various initiatives.
To better enable the labour movement to dedicate more resources for members, union membership fee will be raised by $1 with effect from January 1 next year. Following the revision, union members will be paying $9 per month instead of the current $8 per month.
The decision to raise fees was accepted by the NTUC Central Committee after resisting it for the last four years due to uncertain economic conditions, even though the median wage of workers have risen from $1,700 in 2000 to $1,800 as at June 2004.
With the $1 increase, NTUC will channel the additional collections into programmes and activities for union members, with emphasis on the lower-income and needy members. Unions will also strengthen their support for these members.
Underlining the key priorities for the labour movement going forward, Mr Lim hoped that everyone can work together to contribute to these shared objectives, whether they are from the unions or the cooperatives.
For the full story, visit http://www.ntuc.org.sg/ntucunions/news_230905a.asp |
| Enjoy 40% off Apple iPod Shuffle! |
Enjoy a special deal of up to 40% OFF the Apple iPod shuffle, 512MB! Only valid at AppleCentre@Orchard (limited to 20 pieces)
For NTUC Cardholders:
14,000 LinkPoints
or 999 LinkPoints + $99
For more details visit http://www.ntuc.org.sg/members/latestpromotion.asp |
| Convert your NTUC General Branch to UTES membership Now! |
If you have recently joined SingTel, SingPost or any of SingTel subsidiaries and are already an existing NTUC Card Holder, make the conversion to become a UTES member now!
For more details, please click here or contact us @ 6337 1122.
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