1984-01 January IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT WELFARE
FUND ADMINISTRATORS MEET
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International President Chanes H. Pillard Is
shown as he reported on the progress of the
RecIprocal Agreemen\
Approximately 100 admilllstrators,
trustees, and other interested
partlcs mel In Washington, D.C. on
November 9,1983, for the 3rd meeting
of welfare funds participating In
the Electrical Industry Health and
Welfare Reciprocal Agreement. The
purpose of the meeting was to review
the progress and admllllstTation of
the ReCiprocal Agreement, and to
diSCUSS common problems particlpaung
welfare funds arc facing.
IBEW International President,
Charles H. Pillard and Mark Hughes,
Director of Labor Relallons for the
National Electncal Contractors As­
SOCiation, welcomed the participants
to Washington. In hiS welcoming
comments, PreSident PIllard praised
the progress that has been made In
thiS area and pointed out that more
than 95 percent of all constructi on
local union welfare funds arc partic­
Ipating In the Rcclprocal Agreement.
He pledged the contlllued support of
the lBEW In obtalnmg the goal of
100 percent participation. Mark
Hughes noted the agreement operation
has been very smooth and has
becn beneficial to all parties concerned.
International Representative Roy
Dlckmson, who serves as the Recip·
rocal Administrator, led the diSCUS-
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Sian 011 the operation of the ReCIprocal
Agreement. Although there were
some problems with the timelmess
of the uansfer of contributions, the
agreement appears to be meeting its
goal of allowing members, who mUSt
travel to obtalO employment, to
maintain their health insurance coverage
in theH home local union fund
The rem:nnder of the program was
devoted to a diSCUSSion of ways the
vanous funds arc