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INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION | LOCAL 13 630 South Centre Street | San Pedro, CA 90731 | (310) 830-6116
from your Benefits Office Benefits Bulletin #3-2021
MARCH 2021 BULLETIN
In February, I “attended” the annual Welfare and Pension Committee meeting that is hosted by our International Officers. Brother John Castanho from Local 10 is the Union’s Benefits Specialist and serves as the committee’s chairperson. The committee is comprised of Area Welfare Directors and representatives from other locals who sign-up at the yearly caucus. We were very anxious to meet because last year’s meeting was scheduled for the end of March which was right when the pandemic hit so it had to be canceled. The committee meets in San Francisco for one week and unfortunately, we were unable to transition to a virtual meeting quickly enough last year so the entire event was canceled. We spent four days in a virtual Zoom meeting from the 23rd through the 26th of February and covered A LOT of very valuable information, making up for more than two years of welfare and pension news that happened during a public health crisis. The purpose of the meeting is to update the locals about issues pertaining to both the ILWU-PMA Welfare and Pension plans, and to share concerns on behalf of members. The agenda was jam-packed and these are some of the items that were discussed that apply to our membership:
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ü Selection of the New Chiropractic Claims Consultant ü Ambulance Claims ü Claims Processing and Administrative Issues at the Coastwise Claims Office ü Covered Providers of Service in The Coastwise Indemnity Plan ü Weekly Indemnity/Non-Industrial Supplemental Benefits ü Kaiser Updates ü Welfare Plan Enrollment ü Long-Term Care ü Delta Dental PPO Premier Plus Network ü Dental Implants ü Welfare Plan Projected Expenses ü Disability Crediting ü Pension Plan Funding Valuation Estimates ü Retirees and Survivors Census ü Schedule of Pension Benefits Through 2021 ü Early Incentive Window Retirements ü Schedule of Annual Pension Contributions ü Segal’s Certified Actuarial Projection Report ü Proposed Pension Plan Legislation |
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Future membership meetings will include detailed reports about each of these items. Members who have questions about any of these topics are encouraged to contact the Benefits Office for more information.
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310-830-6116 |
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The March ADA LRC will be 100% virtual on Thursday, March 18, 2021 from 9 am to 3 pm.
Members will only be contacted IF NECESSARY.
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In service to our local, our union, and our community.
Vivian Malauulu, M.A. Ed. Admin.
Benefits Officer
Benefits Bulletin #3-2021 (page 2 of 2)
OPEIU #537/MV