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Your Union is
dedicated to the well-being of it's members and their families.
One way that we meet this goal is to provide our members with a comprehensive
benefit package.
As you will see below, our member's benefit
package includes a broad range of benefits, some provided by the Union
(both the Local and the International) and some provided by
the employer. Those provided by the employer, negotiated into our
three year contracts, are the result of our persistence in struggling
with the employer to provide our members with a fair wage, effective
medical benefits, a safe work environment, job security and realistic
retirement benefits.
Local benefits
International benefits
Here are the benefits that members of a Local typically enjoy (these are guaranteed under a three year contract):
Medical,
dental,
life and disability
insurance |
Coverage
for employees, spouse, dependents
$0 deductible for covered medical services
$0 deductible for hospital services (ie, inpatient, out-
patient, facility, surgeon fees,
physicians visits)
$200 deductible - emergency room only
Diagnostic x-ray and laboratory exam coverage
Doctor's office visits and physician outpatient
Mental and nervous disorder benefits
Alcohol and drug abuse treatment coverage
Mammogram and pap smear coverage (35 and over)
Prostate exam, including PSA (40 and over)
Supplemental accident benefit of doctors charges
up to 60 days from hospital release
$5 prescription drug charge
Dental insurance
Sickness and accident disability payments
Life insurance policy
$1,000,000 lifetime max insurance for each covered
family member |
Vacation
and
holidays |
Local
members get up to 5 weeks per year of
paid vacation
Local members get 10 paid holidays per year |
| Seniority |
Seniority
rights from date of hire for purposes of
layoffs, job bidding, recalls to work
and
promotions
Local members can get or refuse overtime
based on seniority |
| Job
security |
Local members cannot be suspended or
discharged without cause
A grievance system is in place for handling disputes
and employee discipline to protect
member's job |
| Safety |
Health
and Safety Committee made up of 2 repre-
sentatives of the Local and 2
representatives
of the company
Monthly safety tour by the Committee to solicit and
discover safety problems in the
workplace.
Committee has maintenance employees fix
safety problems in a certain timeframe |
| Retirement
benefits |
Retired
members, under a defined pension plan,
receive a negotiated amount for
each year of
service
Local members have a negotiated 401K plan
whereby members can control the
investments of
their company-established plan to build
a
retirement package to supplement the
defined
pension plan |
Retiree
insurance
coverage |
Same
medical coverage as active members and their
dependents
Fully paid up life insurance |
| Jury
duty |
Local
members called to jury duty will be paid
their daily wage for up to 60 days of
jury duty |
| Funeral
leave |
5
paid days for spouse or child
3 paid days for most other family members
Additional unpaid leave if necessary |
| Lunch
breaks |
Guaranteed
30 minute lunch break, as well as
morning and afternoon breaks |
| Union
rights |
Rights
of Union officers and members are defined in
contract for disciplinary procedures
Rights of the Union are defined for access to all
information that is needed to best
represent the
members
Rights of the Union are defined to advance the
interests of the members |
Labor-management
Committee |
Contractual
right to meet at least once per year
to discuss problems, the state of the
company,
and other agreed upon matters |
Other
contract
provisions |
Contract
defines hours of work and rates of pay for
each job
Contract defines when pay checks will be
distributed to protect the rights of
members
Contract duration is three years, during which the
agreed upon raises, insurance and
benefits are in
effect
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In addition, all members of an International Union typically receive
these benefits:
| Insurance |
Accident
and death insurance
Additional life insurance available at special low rates |
| Credit
card |
Credit card with low interest, no annual fees,
no fees for ATM use, no fees for cash
advances
or checks
Secured credit card available to members
to help repair credit problems |
Arranged
Union
Loan Program |
Low
interest program, "apply at home" convenience,
skip payment option |
Arranged
Legal
Service |
Free
or discounted legal services |
Health
Needs
Service |
Special
program covering entire family, including
relatives not living with member
Saves money on medications
Licensed pharmacists check every prescription
in a state-of-the-art facility with
unionized
employees |
Mortgage
and
Real Estate |
Special
financing program for Union members to
make buying or refinancing a home
easier |
| Discounts |
Savings
on vision care
Savings on dental care
Discounts on hearing aids
Savings on car rentals
Discounts on many consumer products
Discounts on florist services |
| Scholarships |
College scholarships
AFL-CIO college scholarships |
| Internet |
Special,
low rate programs for Internet access |
| Publications |
Union
publication subscription service |
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