The lifetime maximum under the negotiated medical plan for early retirees will increase by $3,900 from $162,500 to $166,400, effective January 1, 2019, due to automatic adjustments based on medical cost inflation. The change affects members enrolled in the Railroad Employees National Early Retirement Major Medical Benefit Plan, GA-46000. This early retirement plan provides a
Read moreSince the 2017 inception of the union-owned Union Plus Mortgage Company (UPMC), the program has expanded to several new states. Please remind your members UPMC offers mortgages to qualified active and retired union members, their parents and children. The Company acts as a broker to assist qualified applicants in obtaining mortgages from trusted lenders. Until
Read moreThe Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan insurance companies are again offering emergency resources to those impacted by Hurricane Florence. They released a flyer that provides details and contact numbers for affected individuals in need of emotional support, prescription supplies, vision wear, medical care and more. Telemedicine services and free sessions with registered nurses
Read moreSince the 2017 inception of the union-owned Union Plus Mortgage Company (UPMC), the program has expanded to several new states. UPMC offers mortgages to qualified active and retired union members, their parents and children. The Company will act as a broker to assist qualified applicants in obtaining mortgages from trusted lenders. Until the company is
Read moreNo one who works for a living should have to put themselves in a compromising situation just to put food on the table. Yet, every year, thousands of working people, including frontline transportation workers, are hurt or killed on the job. It’s true that decades of struggle by working people and their unions have improved
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