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Wednesday, December 18 2019
- 2:03pm
We hope you’ll join us for a conversation about your priorities as we look ahead to the 2020 election. USW active and retired members along with families are welcome!
Four Points by Sheraton, S. Howell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207, USA
Morning Session 10:00 am - 12:00 pm https://www.facebook.com/events/2569710006599010/
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- 1:57pm
We hope you’ll join us for a conversation about your priorities as we look ahead to the 2020 election. USW active and retired members along with families are welcome!
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NEW BENEFITS FOR ALLIANCE MEMBERS IN 2020 AND 2021
In 2018 negotiations, the Alliance continued the protection and improvement of key benefits that have been part of every National Agreement since 2000:
-- Effective January 1, 2020, members will receive significant improvements in dental coverage across the Alliance. There will be one common dental plan nationally, except for members receiving dental benefits through local union trust funds and in Kaiser dental in the Northwest.
-- Effective January 1, 2020, each region will have a standard health plan. For some members, this common plan is an improvement. For some others, the new plan includes a small increase in copays that is offset in value by the significant dental improvements.
-- And next year there is another benefit improvement coming: In Regions Outside California, employees who retire starting January 1, 2021, will have a 25% increase in their retiree medical benefit. When we raise standards in other regions, we build bargaining strength for all of us!Benefits for Alliance Members in the Southern California Region
Dental: We won significant improvements in dental benefits by moving to a common dental plan for Southern California, Colorado, MidAtlantic States and Georgia. These improvements can mean many hundreds of dollars in savings for those with significant dental care needs. With a crown costing between $800 to $1,200, Southern California Alliance members would save anywhere from $320 to $480 more with the new dental plan (a 40% increase in coverage). You will still have the option of participating in the DeltaCare USA or United Concordia plans, in addition to the newly improved dental PPO plan.
Active Medical: Our 2018 bargaining team negotiated changes to the active medical plan, creating a common plan design that may result in small copay increases for some. Starting in 2020, Southern California Alliance members in non-flex plans will move to a plan with a $10 doctor’s office copay, a $10 specialty copay, and a $100 hospital admission copay. Prescriptions will be $5 for retail generic and $10 for retail brand, with discounts for 100-day supplies through mail order. A threemonth’s supply of medication through mail order will cost two co-payments. These changes increase office visits by $5, admissions by $100, and retail brand prescriptions by $5.
For the Alliance bargaining units in flexible benefits plans (SCNSC, KPMWON, UTSC, UNAC Pharmacists), we made improvements...
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