Listed below are the important dates that everyone needs to be aware of during the first quarter of 2025:
January 10th, 2025 – Friday – If you were on the “rolls” as a retiree on December 31st, 2024, the 10th is the day in which the Fund Office will be crediting your account with the previously communicated Board of Trustees approved thirteenth check.
January 20th, 2025 – Monday at 6:00 P.M. This is the first membership meeting of 2025. Why not start the year off strong by showing up at this meeting? We would love to see you there.
January 27th, 2025 – Monday. Moises Flores, the Defined Contribution Plan’s Registered Investment Advisor will be at the Hall and meeting with those Plan participants who need assistance with their investments or planning for their retirement.
To secure your spot on his calendar, click on the following link and follow the instructions:
https://ibew-local697.empowermytime.com/#
February 17th, 2025 – Monday at 6:00 P.M. This is the second membership meeting of 2025. You should go so that you can keep your resolution of attending one membership meeting a quarter.
It is also the same date that Moises Flores will be at the hall and meeting and assisting Plan participants with their investments and retirement Plans. To get on his calendar, click on the following link:
https://ibew-local697.empowermytime.com/#
February 20th, 2025 – Thursday at 9:00 A.M.– The Benefit Funds and Retiree First are holding a breakfast meeting for all Medicare-eligible Retirees and their spouses at the Union Hall this morning. If you have questions concerning the United Healthcare Medicare Advantage program with supplemental pharmaceutical coverage through Sav-Rx or wish to learn more about what benefits you are entitled to, come to this meeting.
You must reserve your spot. Please RSVP by 02/13/2025 by calling: 219-220-4037 (TTY 711) or toll free at (844) 617-5747 (TTY 711) Monday thru Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. CST.
March 10th thru March 21st – During these two weeks new medical identification cards listing MedImpact as the pharmacy benefit manager will be arriving in the mailboxes of the Active and Early retiree population of the Health and Benefit Plan.
March 17th, 2025 – Monday – This is not only a great day for the Irish but an excellent day to attend the membership meeting and/or meet with Moises Flores to get you financial goals and retirement objectives in order.
To meet with Mo, click on the following link: https://ibew-local697.empowermytime.com/#
March 31st, 2025 – Monday at 4:30 P.M. – All shortage of hours payments for the second quarter of coverage are due.
This is also the last day in which Active and Early Retirees alike can successfully utilize their medical identification that has Sav-Rx listed on the front right hand side of their card.
April 01, 2025 – Tuesday – This is the first day in which Med Impact becomes the pharmacy benefit manager for both the Active and Early retiree population of the Plan. On this day, each Active and Early retiree needs to destroy the medical identification card that lists SavRX on the front right hand side, and replace that within their wallet or purse with the one that lists MedImpact on the front right hand side.
This change does not affect the Medicare eligible population of the Plan. Therefore, if you are a Medicare eligible retiree you do not need to do anything. Meaning, you keep your existing cards.