QUOTES FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER

“The Things that you’re not changing, you’re choosing.”

- Robert Hunter

“All sun and no rain makes a desert.”

- James William Buffett

BENEFIT FUND IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMING YOUR WAY

Improvements are on the horizon in not one, but two Benefit Funds. Curious about the what, when, and how much? Sensible questions. The answers, naturally, are tucked neatly into this month’s newsletter. Track it down, read it, and consider yourself among the informed elite.

Can’t find it? Awkward, considering it’s been in the same place for over six years. But then again, so have you … and that, dear friend, is a rather bigger problem, isn’t it?

HEY, MEDICARE ELIGIBLE RETIREES!

Heads up — a new Medicare Advantage insurer is coming in 2026. Make sure you’ve got November 4th, 2025, free so you can join us for a meeting where we’ll cover everything you need to know and answer your questions.

And no, don’t call the Fund Office or Retiree First just yet—we and they won’t have any of the details, particulars or any updates about this program before the 20th.

So, stay tuned and sit tight. More will be headed your way in the near future via U.S. mail and we will see you, bright-eyed and hopefully well prepared on November 4th, 2025.

S.O.H PAYMENT REMINDER
DON’T LET DECEMBER 31ST SNEAK UP ON YOU!

October’s here! So, you either know how many hours you worked last quarter, …, or, …, it’s time for a paystub treasure hunt.

If you didn’t clock enough hours to keep your coverage, no worries-just make sure your S.O.H. payments land in our inbox by 12:00 P.M. sharp on December 31st, 2025.

Procrastinators, mailbox neglecters, meeting skippers, and SPD-ignoring thrill-seekers, heed this warning: the deadline waits for no one. Miss it, and you won’t get a sequel… just C.O.B.R.A.

WE ARE MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE………IT’S STILL SUMMER!

QUOTES TO CONTEMPLATE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

“Lively up yourself, and don’t be no drag”

Bob Marley

“Summer night – even the stars are whispering to each other”

Kobayashi Issa

SPACE IS STILL AVAILABLE!

Attention all Apprentices, Journeypersons, and Early Retirees
If you are interested in learning the “ins and outs” of your Health and Benefit Plan
Make certain to reserve your space at either of the September 14th or September 28th
Gatherings in the Union Hall
Those meetings will begin at 6:00 P.M. on both those two Thursdays
Spouses are Welcome
To reserve your spot, call the Fund Office at: 219-940-6181.

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3rd CALENDAR QUARTER – SHORTAGE OF HOURS

PAYMENT REMINDER

Shortage of hours payments for Health and Benefit Fund coverage in the third calendar quarter of 2023 are due at the Benefit Fund office no later than 4:30 P.M. on Friday, June 30th. As always, the rules as it relates to participants with a HRA balance large enough to cover their full shortage of hours payment are in effect. (Hey, we got your back!)

For those that do not have sufficient enough HRA balances to cover the full shortage of hours payment, but wish to utilize some or all of their HRA benefit to offset a portion of your shortage of hours payment, make certain that:

  • You make that election within the Create portal at least fourteen days in advance of the aforementioned due date and,
  • Your balance payment arrives at the Fund Office well in advance of 4:30 P.M. on Friday, June 30th.

THE 2023 SUMMER NEWSLETTER IS OUT!

It contains some very important information that each MPP&T participant needs to know as well as the dates and times of September’s Health & Benefit Plan educational meetings.

To access that information, and the rest of the Summer 2023 newsletter, click on the newsletter tab of this site.

QUOTE OF THE MONTH OF JUNE 2023

“If you can’t tell what you desperately need, it’s probably sleep.”

Kevin Kelly

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