The Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Electrical Workers Health & Welfare Trust Fund has approved a further extension of eligibility under the Plan in response to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, pandemic ("Coronavirus").

The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Beat It! will provide Employee Assistance Program services starting November 1, 2020.

In response to the coronavirus disease COVID-19, the Department of Labor and Department of Treasury adopted emergency regulation that extends eight important filing deadlines that may fall within the "Outbreak Period."

Click to view rates effective 6/1/2020.

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All Participants who have attained at least the 45% Apprentice level and who are working in Covered Employment may elect (or revise their current election) to make deferral elections during one of two open enrollment periods. In addition to the end-of-year open enrollment period that takes effect each January 1, a new semi- annual open enrollment begins in May and ends in early June with payroll changes taking effect on the following July 1.

Read a special letter to SFEW Retirement Savings Plan Participants

This year, the IBEW Local 6/SFECA Scholarship Committee will award a total of twenty educational grants to sons and daughters of contributors to EISB, Inc. including office staff and IBEW Local 6 members who are working for contributing employers (including sons and daughters of deceased members who were working for contributing employers at the time of their death). The Scholarship will be awarded based on merit according to a selection criteria that includes an essay. This will be completed through the mail due to the ongoing pandemic. The top award is $20,000.

The Board of Trustees has approved several changes to the Plan to provide some relief in response to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, pandemic.

This notice includes important information about the funding status of your pension plan ("the Plan") and general information about the benefit payments guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"), a federal insurance agency.

The following table reflects the Active Plan COBRA rates that will apply for coverage beginning August 1, 2019 and ending July 31, 2020.

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This year's proceeds will be donated to the Members' Benevolent Fund, Electrical Workers Minority Caucus and Little Sisters of the Poor.

This notice includes important information about the funding status of your pension plan ("the Plan") and general information about the benefit payments guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"), a federal insurance agency.

According to our records have been working as a Material Handler for an employer that contributes to the San Francisco Electrical Workers Retirement Savings Plan. You may elect (or revise your current election) to make 401(k) pre-tax wage deferrals during open enrollment.

In recent months, the Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Electrical Workers Health & Welfare Plan has approved several changes to the Plan. This notice briefly describes these changes and includes several notices that you should read and keep with your Summary Plan Description booklet.

Fidelity will be giving a presentation at the Local's Charles J. Foehn Auditorium at 55 Fillmore Street, San Francisco on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 4:00 PM.

All employees who have attained at least 45% Apprentice level and are working for an employer that contributes to the San Francisco Electrical Workers Retirement Savings Plan, may elect (or revise their current election) to make 401(k) pre-tax wage deferrals during open enrollment.

The new collective bargaining agreement that became effective June 1, 2018, provides for an Employer contribution to the SFEW Health & Welfare Plan to fund a new parental leave "supplemental benefit" that supplements the state-provided California Paid Family Leave (CPFL) benefit to bond with a new child entering the family through birth, adoption or foster care placement.

Open Enrollment is being held to July 20, 2018 for coverage effective August 1, 2018.

Open Enrollment is being held to July 20, 2018 for coverage effective August 1, 2018.

Open Enrollment is being held to July 20, 2018 for coverage effective August 1, 2018.

This year the IBEW Local 6/SFECA Scholarship Committee will award a total of fifteen educational grants to sons and daughters of contributors to EISB, INC. including office staff and IBEW Local 6 members who are working for contributing employers (including sons and daughters of deceased members who were working for contributing employers at the time of their death). The Scholarship will be awarded based on merit according to a selection criteria that includes an essay and individual interview.

This notice includes important information about the funding status of your pension plan ("the Plan") and general information about the benefit payments guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"), a federal insurance agency.

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From the opioid overdose epidemic to foodborne disease outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance to the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), CDC worked around the clock - and around the globe - to protect Americans from health threats in 2018.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's emergency management program, which includes the emergency operations center, has been accredited again by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program for excellence in emergency management.

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