British Columbia: TRU retirees left in limbo

by E Wayne Ross on May 8, 2007

Kamloops This Week: TRU retirees left in limbo

Three former Thompson Rivers University (TRU) professors have been left in the lurch following legislation introduced this past week to eliminate the mandatory retirement age of 65.

The provincial government introduced the legislation in anticipation of a skills shortage as baby boomers retire. The proposed law takes effect in January 2008.

But the professors say the legislation does not address a grievance they filed after being forced to retire last summer when they turned 65.