Newsletter Archive
- September 2025 - HEALTH AND BENEFIT FUND IMPROVEMENT September 1, 2025
- September 2025 - MO: YOUR RETIREMENT BFF September 1, 2025
- September 2025 - WHY THE PLAN NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR LIFE CHANGES September 1, 2025
- September 2025 - MARK IT OR MISS IT! September 1, 2025
- September 2025 - BACK TO SCHOOL (WITH YOUR HEALTH & MIND INTACT) September 1, 2025
- September 2025 - ATTENTION: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN & RETIREMENT PLAN SEMINAR VIP’S September 1, 2025
- September 2025 - A NOTICE TO ALL MEDICARE ELIGIBLE RETIREES September 1, 2025
- September 2025 - THE UNEXPECTED VALUE OF ASKING A QUESTION September 1, 2025
- September 2025 - QUOTE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER September 1, 2025
- August 2025 - Update Your Insurance Info. Yes, YOU.Or: How to Avoid Accidentally Committing Fraud (and Being the Worst) August 1, 2025
- August 2025 - A Quick Word About the Email Form on the Contact Page of the Funds Website August 1, 2025
- August 2025 - Stay Curious, Stay Connected …, August 1, 2025
- August 2025 - Let’s Talk About… Your Health Coverage (Yes, Again) August 1, 2025
- July 2025 - The Second Quarter Has Ended. Now Comes the Slightly Awkward Question… July 1, 2025
- July 2025 - Pulled Up to the ER for Something Chill? July 1, 2025
- July 2025 - On Mo, Missed Chances, and the Curious Cost of Hesitation July 1, 2025
- July 2025 - Had a Life Event? Tell us. Seriously. July 1, 2025
- July 2025 - Mark These Dates: July 1, 2025
- July 2025 - YOUR FUTURE SELF CALLED. THEY WANT A RAISE. July 1, 2025
- June 2025 - Deadlines matter.Receipts matter. Life changes matter.And,Mo Flores is not a myth. June 1, 2025
- June 2025 - “Wait… 697 Did What?” June 1, 2025
- June 2025 - Prevent. Protect. Because Proving Disability is Harder Than Avoiding It. June 1, 2025
- June 2025 - The Thing You Won’t Realize You Needed Until It’s Too Late June 1, 2025
- June 2025 - YOUR BRILLIANCE IS SHOWING June 1, 2025
- May 2025 - Crisis? What Crisis? Oh—That One………… Never Mind. May 1, 2025
- May 2025 - Bobby vs. The Bill: Why Ignorance Isn’t Bliss—It’s Just Expensive May 1, 2025
- May 2025 - Discounts, Deception, and the Game You Didn’t Know You Were Playing (And Why You’re Losing) May 1, 2025
- April 2025 - MEDIMPACT IS THE NEW PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER EFFECTIVE April 1, 2025
- April 2025 - THE PENSION AND ANNUITY FUND SEMINAR THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 2025 @ 6:00 P.M. April 1, 2025
- March 2025 - IMPORTANT NEW MEDICAL ID CARDS ISSUANCE March 1, 2025
- March 2025 - DOES SIZE MATTER? March 1, 2025
- March 2025 - ROTH – UNWRAPPED March 1, 2025
- March 2025 - RETIREE EDUCATIONAL MEETING March 1, 2025
- March 2025 - MONDAY, MARCH 17TH, 2025 March 1, 2025
- March 2025 - MONDAY, MARCH 31ST, 2025 @ 4:30 P.M. March 1, 2025
- March 2025 - THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025 @ 6:00 P.M. March 1, 2025
- March 2025 - AN IMPORTANT WARNING TO ALL March 1, 2025
- January 2025 - A HAPPY & HEALTHY 2025 January 1, 2025
- January 2025 - YOU HAD TO BE THERE! January 1, 2025
- January 2025 - ESSENTIAL DATES WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025 January 1, 2025
- January 2025 - BREAKFAST MEETING FOR ALL MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE RETIREES & THEIR SPOUSES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2025 @ 9:00 A.M. January 1, 2025
- January 2025 - IMPORTANT NOTICE CONCERNING WORKING IN RETIREMENT AND RECEIVING YOUR MONTHY PENSION BENEFIT January 1, 2025
- December 2024 - HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! November 27, 2024
- December 2024 - WHEN THE GOING GETS’ TOUGH November 27, 2024
- December 2024 - YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER, November 27, 2024
- December 2024 - ATTENTION ALL PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE ACTIVE AND EARLY RETIREE PROVISIONS OF THE HEALTH & BENEFIT PLAN. November 26, 2024
- December 2024 - UH. YEAH. THIS AGAIN. November 26, 2024
- November 2024 - THE PURPLE ONES November 3, 2024
- November 2024 - VERY SCARY November 3, 2024
- October 2024 - ANNUAL NOTICES & A SUMMARY OF MATERIAL MODIFICATION October 1, 2024
- October 2024 - Shortage of Hours Payments for Coverage in the First Calendar Quarter of 2025 October 1, 2024
- October 2024 - HRA DEBIT CARD FAILURES October 1, 2024
- October 2024 - 50% October 1, 2024
- September 2024 - Labor Day September 1, 2024
- September 2024 - THE TOP 17 LABOR DAY SONGS AS VOTED BY YOU September 1, 2024
- September 2024 - S.O.H or S.O.L? September 1, 2024
- September 2024 - What’s Also New September 1, 2024
- September 2024 - By the Numbers September 1, 2024
- September 2024 - Click It September 1, 2024
- September 2024 - 2024 Educational Seminars September 1, 2024
- September 2024 - 45% September 1, 2024
- September 2024 - HRA REMINDER NOTICE September 1, 2024
- August 2024 - THE AUGUST 2024 NEWSLETTER August 1, 2024
- August 2024 - BY THE NUMBERS August 1, 2024
- August 2024 - IMPORTANT CONTACT NUMBERS August 1, 2024
- August 2024 - THE COST OF HEALTHCARE IN RETIREMENT August 1, 2024
- August 2024 - A LETTER TO MY FUTURE SELF August 1, 2024
- August 2024 - SELF-PAYMENT AMOUNTS AND / OR DUE DATES August 1, 2024
- August 2024 - ATTENTION APPRENTICES August 1, 2024
- July 2024 - The July Newsletter Has Landed! July 9, 2024
- July 2024 - June – By the Numbers July 9, 2024
- July 2024 - “Life is “C” between B and D” July 9, 2024
- June 2024 - “IT’S LIKE, HOW MUCH MORE BLACK COULD THIS BE? AND THE ANSWER IS NONE: NONE…MORE BLACK” May 29, 2024
- June 2024 - DON’T LET YOUR LOAN GO INTO DEFAULT May 29, 2024
- June 2024 - HEALTH AND BENEFIT PLAN SHORTAGE OF HOURS PAYMENTS REMINDER May 29, 2024
- June 2024 - WHAT TO DO WITH UNUSED, UNWANTED OR EXPIRED MEDICATION May 29, 2024
- May 2024 - Kind of Blue May 5, 2024
- May 2024 - Listening to the Wrong People May 5, 2024
- May 2024 - ATTENTION ALL DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN PARTICIPANTS MAY IS THE MONTH…. May 5, 2024
- May 2024 - HRA Debit Card Etiquette Reminder May 5, 2024
- April 2024 - Welcome to our April Newsletter! April 3, 2024
- April 2024 - Spring April 3, 2024
- April 2024 - Your Gut Microbiome April 3, 2024
- April 2024 - The Collapse of the Frances Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore April 3, 2024
- April 2024 - ISIS-K Attacks Moscow April 3, 2024
- April 2024 - New Medical Identification Cards For All Active & Early Retired Participants of the Plan. April 3, 2024
- April 2024 - New Medical Identification Cards For All Medicare Eligible Retired Participants of the Plan. April 3, 2024
- April 2024 - ATTENTION ALL ACTIVE AND EARLY RETIRED PARTICIPANTS OF THE HEALTH AND BENEFIT FUND April 3, 2024
- April 2024 - Update and Reminder of the change of the Defined Contribution Plans Record Keeper April 3, 2024
- April 2024 - Case Management vs HRA Debit Cards April 3, 2024
- March 2024 - HAPPY MARCH EVERYONE! March 4, 2024
- March 2024 - 2 FUTURE PLAN IMPROVEMENTS & ONE IMMINENT MODIFICATION March 4, 2024
- March 2024 - AMPERES / CIRCUITRY / CURRENT / RESISTANCE March 4, 2024
- March 2024 - NEWTON’S 3RD LAW March 4, 2024
- March 2024 - SELF PAYMENT NOTICE March 4, 2024
- February 2024 - 8.5% and You February 1, 2024
- February 2024 - What Happened in January February 1, 2024
- February 2024 - Keep Your Information Up to Date! February 1, 2024
- February 2024 - Statement of Grandfathered Status February 1, 2024
- January 2024 - 2024 January 17, 2024
- January 2024 - “C’est Reparti” January 17, 2024
- January 2024 - IMPORTANT NOTICES January 17, 2024
- January 2024 - Reminders January 17, 2024
- December 2023 - MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR December 1, 2023
- December 2023 - “IF YOU DON’T MAKE TIME FOR YOUR WELLNESS, YOU WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE TIME FOR YOUR ILLNESS” December 1, 2023
- December 2023 - WHAT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER December 1, 2023
- December 2023 - HRA CLAIM SUBMISSIONS WHEN EOB’S ARE REQUIRED AND WHEN TO USE RECEIPTS December 1, 2023
- December 2023 - THE MORE WE KNOW December 1, 2023
- November 2023 - “Eleven, Eleven, Eleven and…..,” November 1, 2023
- November 2023 - TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD……. November 1, 2023
- November 2023 - YOUR 3 FOREVER INVESTMENTS November 1, 2023
- November 2023 - 2 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM November 1, 2023
- October 2023 - OCTOBER NEWSLETTER – A “FEST” FOR YOUR MIND October 1, 2023
- October 2023 - “YOU HAD TO BE THERE!” October 1, 2023
- October 2023 - IMPORTANT PENSION FUND IMPROVEMENTS FOR 2024 October 1, 2023
- September 2023 - THE FUND’S SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER HAS LANDED! September 4, 2023
- September 2023 - THE USUAL SUSPECTS…, ER…, REMINDERS September 4, 2023
- September 2023 - JUST “A HEADS UP” September 4, 2023
- September 2023 - THE I.B.E.W. LOCAL 697 DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN September 4, 2023
- August 2023 - THE AUGUST 2023 NEWSLETTER IS HERE August 13, 2023
- August 2023 - DEMYSTIFYING THE SSA’s DISABILITY AWARD PROCESS August 13, 2023
- August 2023 - Your Hourly Wage Rate & Your Fringe Benefits – How They Work August 13, 2023
- August 2023 - What Gets Deducted From Your Hourly Wage August 13, 2023
- August 2023 - A COINKIDINK? I THINK NOT! August 13, 2023
- August 2023 - A RECAP OF THE UPCOMING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MONEY PURCHASE PLAN & TRUST August 13, 2023
- July 2023 - WELCOME TO OUR JULY 2023 NEWSLETTER July 2, 2023
- July 2023 - FOR ALL APPRENTICES, ACTIVE MEMBERS AND EARLY RETIREES July 2, 2023
- July 2023 - HOW EXCESS HOURS WORK IN 2023 AND BEYOND (THE CLIFF NOTE VERSION) July 2, 2023
- July 2023 - THE “219” ON ANNUITY LOANS July 2, 2023
- 2023 Summer - “TCB” – Elvis Randy Bachman – “Be Prepared” – Robert Baden-Powell June 8, 2023
- 2023 Summer - YOUR PEEPS! June 8, 2023
- 2023 Summer - HEALTH AND BENEFIT PLAN EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS, APPRENTICES AND EARLY RETIREES June 8, 2023
- 2023 Summer - 3rd CALENDAR QUARTER – SHORTAGE OF HOURS PAYMENT REMINDER June 8, 2023
- 2023 Summer - NEWS ABOUT YOUR MONEY PURCHASE PLAN & TRUST June 8, 2023
- 2023 Summer - HIPAA IN A NUTSHELL – A MUST READ June 8, 2023
- 2023 Spring - AND THEN ONCE MORE, AND LIKE BEFORE March 1, 2023
- 2023 Spring - THE ESSENTIALS March 1, 2023
- 2022 Winter - BENEFIT FUND NEWS & REMINDERS November 22, 2022
- 2022 Fall - S.U.B. FUND IMPROVEMENTS September 1, 2022
- 2022 Fall - Important Benefit Information for Retired Participants Who are Enrolled within the United HealthCare Medicare Advantage Program with Part D and Supplemental Coverage through SavRx September 1, 2022
- 2022 Fall - P.S.A. DATES THAT MATTER September 1, 2022
- 2022 Fall - “Either you like Bacon, or you’re wrong”. September 1, 2022
- 2022 Fall - C.O.B. September 1, 2022
- 2022 Fall - ERTS September 1, 2022
- 2022 Summer - THE HOLY GRAIL FOR EVERY PARTICIPANT June 17, 2022
- 2022 Summer - HAVING YOUR CAKE AND EATING IT TOO! June 17, 2022
- 2022 Summer - REMINDER FOR PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED WITHIN THE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDIGAP PROGRAM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL PART D COVERAGE THROUGH SAVRX June 17, 2022
- 2022 Summer - AN “AIDE-MEMOIRE” June 17, 2022
- 2022 Spring - A QUESTION March 25, 2022
- 2021 Winter - SHORTAGE OF HOUR’S REMINDER December 7, 2021
- 2021 Winter - DID YOU KNOW December 7, 2021
- 2021 Winter - STOCKING STUFFERS December 7, 2021
- 2021 Winter - ATTENTION ALL MEDICARE ELIGIBLE RETIREES December 7, 2021
- 2021 Winter - NEED TO ADD A DEPENDENT TO YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE? December 7, 2021
- 2021 Winter - H.R.1 December 7, 2021
- 2021 Fall - CLOSING THOUGHT DARWIN WAS WRONG October 13, 2021
- 2021 Fall - BOOST YOUR RETIREMENT! October 13, 2021
- 2021 Fall - NEGOTIATING OUT OF NETWORK FACILITY CLAIMS October 13, 2021
- 2021 Fall - ARE YOU WORKING OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF THE I.B.E.W., LOCAL 697? October 13, 2021
- 2021 Fall - THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO BEING RETIRED, COVERED UNDER THE HEALTH AND BENEFIT PLAN, AND BECOMING MEDICARE ELIGIBLE October 13, 2021
- 2021 Fall - IT’S A WISE MAN THAT LEARNS FROM HIS MISTAKES, BUT IT IS A DAMN FOOL THAT DOESN’T LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF OTHERS! October 13, 2021
- 2021 Summer - HRA NEWS June 17, 2021
- 2021 Summer - S.U.B. FUND UPDATE June 17, 2021
- 2021 Summer - RETIREE REMINDER June 17, 2021
- 2021 Summer - BENEFIT FUND NEWS June 17, 2021
- 2021 Summer - CONGRATULATIONS RYAN REITHEL AND JOREE RICHARDS June 17, 2021
- 2021 Spring - I.B.E.W. LOCAL 697 BENEFIT FUNDS CROSSWORD PUZZLE April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - OTHER NEWS April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - PLAN P UPDATE April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - A 4TH SURGE? April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - A MEDICAL IDENTIFICATION CARD GUIDE FOR RETIREES WITH UNITED HEALTHCARE COVERAGE. April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - DENTAL BENEFIT INCREASE FOR RETIREES IN THE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PROGRAM. April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - DECREASE OF THE MONTHLY HEALTH AND BENEFIT OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR RETIREES WHO HAVE OBTAINED THE AGE OF 65 OR OLDER. April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - EDUCATIONAL TELECONFERENCE FOR THE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PROGRAM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL PART D COVERAGE THROUGH SAVRX. April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - THE EVER GIVEN AND HRA DEBIT CARDS April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS REMINDER April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - NEW SECOND LOAN PROVISION April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - NEW SEPARATION OF SERVICE PROVISION FOR MONEY PURCHASE PLAN & TRUST PARTICIPANTS April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - PENSION INCREASE April 12, 2021
- 2021 Spring - FORTY & OUT April 12, 2021
- 2020 Winter - 2020 SUCKED! YAY, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS! December 8, 2020
- 2020 Winter - VERY EXCITING NEWS FOR MEDICARE ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS December 8, 2020
- 2020 Winter - OH BOY! ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR MEDICARE ELIGIBILE PARTICIPANTS TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR NEW MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLAN AND PART D PLAN December 8, 2020
- 2020 Winter - MEDICARE ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND MEDICARE ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR MAIL DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER December 8, 2020
- 2020 Winter - MPP&T VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS December 8, 2020
- 2020 Winter - QUOTE WORTH PONDERING December 8, 2020
- 2020 Winter - TEN SONGS THAT SHOULD BE PART OF YOUR HOLIDAY SOUNDTRACK December 8, 2020
- 2020 Fall - SELF-PAYMENT REMINDER FOR ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS September 15, 2020
- 2020 Fall - VANGUARD ADVICE INITIATIVE September 15, 2020
- 2020 Fall - ATTENTION – ALL MEDICARE ELIGIBLE RETIREES AND MEDICARE ELIGIBLE SPOUSES September 15, 2020
- 2020 Spring - VERY IMPORTANT INSURANCE NOTICE: MAJOR CHANGES BEGINNING JULY 1, 2020 & AUGUST 1, 2020 June 8, 2020
- 2020 Spring - PAYLOCITY SYSTEM MAINTENANCE May 7, 2020
- 2020 Spring - CONTACT INFORMATION REMINDER May 7, 2020
- 2020 Spring - S.U.B. FUND IMPROVEMENTS May 7, 2020
- 2020 Spring - S.U.B. FUND CHANGE May 7, 2020
- 2020 Spring - MONEY PURCHASE PLAN AND TRUST IMPROVEMENTS May 7, 2020
- 2020 Spring - MONEY PURCHASE PLAN AND TRUST REMINDER May 7, 2020
- 2020 Spring - HAVE YOU MET BUDDY? May 7, 2020
- 2020 Spring - COVID-19 AKA, THE CORONAVIR US May 7, 2020
- 2020 Spring - PENSIONER WITHHOLDING REMINDER May 7, 2020
- December 2019 - Travel Tips and Recaps December 6, 2019
- December 2019 - New Words for Classic Christmas Carols December 6, 2019
- December 2019 - Fun Fact and Not So Fun Fact December 6, 2019
- September 2019 - You’re Dead. Now What? September 20, 2019
- September 2019 - The Hour Bank & MRP Program – R.I.P. September 20, 2019
- September 2019 - How Military Leave Works (Non-Military Personnel Should Read This as Well) September 20, 2019
- September 2019 - 8 Reasons an Active Member or Active Employee Needs to Download the Teladoc App Right Now September 20, 2019
- September 2019 - 5 Reasons an Active Member or Active Employee Needs to Download the Grand Rounds App Right Now September 20, 2019
- June 2019 - Wellness Exams June 17, 2019
- June 2019 - Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Improvement (S.U.B. Fund) June 17, 2019
- June 2019 - Smoking Cessation June 17, 2019
- June 2019 - Plan P Improvements June 17, 2019
- June 2019 - Oral Contraceptives June 17, 2019
- June 2019 - Grand Rounds June 17, 2019
- June 2019 - Diabetic Dietician & Nutritionist Benefit June 17, 2019
- March 2019 - Teledoc Mobile App Instructions March 20, 2019
- March 2019 - Teledoc: Getting Started/Registering Instructions March 20, 2019
- March 2019 - Heart Disease March 20, 2019
- March 2019 - Teledoc March 20, 2019