LOCAL 2911, UAW                       Retiree Bulletin

DIPLOMAT PLAZA, P.O. BOX 6056

FORT WAYNE, IN  46896-0056                                 September, 2007

http://www.uawlocal2911.org/
 
 

 

 


  

Chapter 305 Officers:                                              Chapter 2911 Officers:

Jeanette Gaffer                       Chairperson                   Dan Alter

Barb Parrott                            Vice Chairperson            Sandra Poling

Hazel Sitko                             Recording Sec.              

Carol Davis                             Financial Sec.                Steve Bell

Dorothy Ward                         Sgt. of Arms                  Don Steffen

                                                                        Insurance                      Dan Alter 461-1383 and/or 918-4094 (Ft. Wayne #’s)

 

Chapter Meetings:

Chapter 305         1st Thursday of the month @ 1:00 PM at the Local 2357 office on Pontiac Street.

Chapter 2911        2nd Thursday of the month @ 5:00PM at the Local 2357 Rec. Hall on Horman road.

 

Greetings Retiree’s and Spouse

 

Note: Chapter 305 retiree meeting will be held on the second Thursday 9-13-07 this month.

 Insurance:

Mike Lacour who replaced Art Shy on the Supplemental Trust Board called recently and reported that the Supplemental Trust Committee had met and was pleased to report that the fund is still in good shape and that the benefits as supplemented by the trust will stay the same.

Presently the Supplemental Trust supplements drug cost, medical costs, your deductibles, co-pays. It also pays for our retiree dental, and vision, and hearing aid programs and provides up to an additional $5000.00 of life insurance.

We are most fortunate that this was established in 1993, thanks to At Shy and the UAW.

Presently over 41,000 International retirees participate in this program.

Retiree Chapter 305 & Chapter 2911/Society of Engr. Retiree Luncheon:

 

Thursday, October 4, 2007                            American Legion Post 47, on St. Joe Road

                                                                    (Across from Shoaff Park)

We eat lunch at noon            $5.00 per person (the rest is paid by the retiree chapter)

 

We invite ALL retiree’s and spouses to attend this luncheon, which is followed by a short meeting.

Come out and visit with your fellow retired workers and their spouses. Enjoy a nice meal and good company.

Send the registration form found below, along with your check.

 

Check made out to: UAW Local 2911           Send to:           Jeanette Gaffer

3420 Hobson Road

Fort Wayne, IN 46805

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October 4, 2007 Chapter 305 & Chapter 2911 Luncheon RSVP form (Please return by September 28, 2007)

Enclose $5.00 per person- Make check payable to: Local 2911

Return to:    Jeanette Gaffer

3420 Hobson Road

Fort Wayne, IN 46805

                                                           

Name:____________________________________          Telephone Number:___________________________

 

Address:__________________________________           Number Attending:_______ Amount Enclosed: $___________

2007 Organized Labor Senior Health Fair

Friday, October 19,, 2007

Location:        Turnstone Center for Disabled Children & Adults

3320 North Clinton, Fort Wayne

Time:              8 a.m. to Noon

Sponsored by:            Parkview Hospital and United Way of Allen County

Screenings-Parkview Hospital

  • Blood Pressure Screening  FREE
  • Health Fair Panel 17 Blood Draw $20.00 per person

Includes blood sugar level, cholesterol, triglycerides, liver and kidney functions, and other blood screenings.

**MUST FAST 12 Hours before blood test. Normal medications should be taken with small sips of water.

Please do not fast if you have a medical condition, which makes fasting unreasonable.

A detailed report will be sent to you.

Immunization-Parkview Home Health and Hospice

Flu Vaccine will be available ….. Free if 65

If not 65 years old Flu shot will cost $21.00

Pneumonia Vaccine will be available at no charge if you have your Medicare Insurance Card. For all others there will be a $21.00 fee.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention typically recommend a 0ne-time pneumonia vaccine for adults age 65 and older. Check with your primary care physician to see if you have had this vaccine.

 

Life Insurance:

If you want to find out how much life insurance you have with International Truck and Engine you should call:

Met Life @ 1-800-871-2435 and request they send you the amount of life insurance you have.

The maximum amount of life insurance that is of no cost to you is up to $5000.00 from International Truck and up to another $5000.00 from the Supplemental Trust or a maximum total of  up to $ 10,000.00 at no cost to you.

You may have less than those amounts depending on when you retired and how much service you had.

You may still have the old $2800.00 policy that most people cashed in. If you are not sure you can contact:  Aetna Life at 1-800-858-3501.

Some retirees chose to buy supplemental Life Insurance; this is billed to you quarterly. If you do not now pay quarterly for life insurance you do not have this plan.

This can also be checked by calling Met Life @ 1-800-871-2435