PUBLIC EMPLOYEE QUARTERLY - OCSEA

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Happy Birthday to the Union Benefits Trust! Union Benefits Trust (UBT) was created on January 27, 1993 to provide high-quality benefits and services to Union-represented public employees who work for the State of Ohio. Since that time, UBT has offered benefits to union-represented state employees, and currently serves approximately 37,000 employees represented by OCSEA/AFSCME Local 11; District 1199/SEIU; Ohio State Troopers Association (OSTA); FOP; State Council of Professional Educators (SCOPE)/OEA; and Communications Workers of America. OCSEA, the largest union representing State of Ohio employees, established the UBT through collective bargaining in 1993. Collaboratively, the unions believed they could administer benefits more efficiently and effectively than the state. This belief is realized daily as 97 percent of every dollar spent pays directly for member benefits. UBT has offered dental, vision and basic life insurance to members with NO premium share since 1993. OCSEA and the other state unions were right, we can and have done it better! In 20 years, we have expanded coverage for our members – All without charging a premium for Dental, Vision and Basic Life. Happy Birthday UBT! Here’s to another 20! Legal Services • Adding Legal Plan Option • Expanding online help documents • Expanding civil litigation to include pets • Adding Identity Theft Defense Working Solutions • Adding Financial Services – offering members access to certified financial planners • Providing convenience services to help members with work life balance 14 Public Employee Quarterly Winter 2013
UNION MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS In UBT’s 20 years, we have accomplished: Dental • Increasing annual maximum to $1,500 • Expanding preventive services • Adding wellness benefits • Adding second dental network • Adding implant coverage Life • Increasing coverage for spouse and children • Lowering supplemental life rates multiple times • Enhancing accelerated death benefit • Eliminating basic life age reduction • Adding supp & basic life portage feature • Enhancing dismemberment provision Vision • Enhancing vision plans • Increasing frame allowance • Adding polycarbonate and progressive lens options • Including exam and materials every 12 months • Adding second vision plan Logging in to your MyOCSEA Account With the start of the Les Best Scholarship season and all the new member discounts (see pages 20 & 21), there are plenty of reasons to sign up for a MyOCSEA account. Create an account Don't have an account? Your first stop is to visit ocsea.org/ create-an-account. All you need is your full name, agency and home zip code. TIPS If you can’t find a direct match for your agency under the drop-down list, please choose the closest. For instance, if you work in Transportation – District 4, you would choose “Transportation – Central Office” as your agency. Don't know your password? Head on over to ocsea.org/ recover-password if you already have an account. Enter in the email address you used to create an account, and OCSEA will send your password to your email. TIPS Make sure to add noreply@ocsea. org to your email address book to ensure the message reaches you. If it’s been a few minutes and you still haven’t received an email, send a message requesting your password to webmaster@ocsea.org with your full name, agency, home zip code and email address. Update your information After you log in, update your email address, password, home address and telephone number by visiting ocsea.org/ members/my-ocsea-account. UNION MEMBERSHIP HAS ITS BENEFITS What can you do with a MyOCSEA account? Apply for scholarships at ocsea.org/lesbest Access members-only benefits and summer fun coupons at ocsea.org/extras Register for trainings at ocsea.org/calendar/trainings Look up your union representatives at ocsea.org/ contact/my-contacts Winter 2013 Public Employee Quarterly 15
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