Navigating Your Life & Job Changes
Life and job changes can bring new opportunities and challenges. Whether you’re starting a new job, moving, or experiencing significant life events, our resources are designed to guide you through the impact on your benefits and coverage.
When and What to Update
It is your responsibility to advise UA Local 67 Benefits when there is a change in your union status, family status, beneficiary designation, or contact information, to prevent interruption to your coverage.
Follow the guidance below and contact UA Local 67 Benefits in these life events:
Life Changes
Name, Contact, or Banking Information Changes
Please inform UA Local 67 Benefits of any changes to your address, phone number, email, or name for you and your dependents. Keeping this information up to date is essential to ensure your claims are processed and reimbursed correctly, and you receive important updates from UA Local 67 Benefits and our partners.
Retired members receiving Pension Plan benefits should be sure to update their banking information with UA Local 67 Benefits to avoid any delay in receiving your pension.
Spouse Changes
- Marriage or Common-Law
- Separation
- Divorce
- Death of a Spouse
When you begin or end a marriage or common law relationship, you must notify UA Local 67 Benefits to request a new Welfare Plan Enrollment/Change Form and/or a new Pension Plan Enrollment/Change Form. Completing and returning these forms is necessary to add or remove a spouse to your plans or to update your beneficiaries. Learn more about spouse changes.
Dependent Changes
- Birth or Adoption of a Child
- Children Aged 21 to 24 Attending School
- Disabled Dependent Children
- Death of a Child
When your family grows or changes, notify UA Local 67 Benefits to request a new Welfare Enrollment/Change Form and/or a new Pension Plan Enrollment/Change Form. Completing and returning these forms is necessary to add or keep your dependents on your benefits or to update your beneficiaries. Learn more about dependent changes.
Beneficiary Changes
Aside from major spousal and child changes, you may wish to review your beneficiaries regularly and make changes when your wishes have changed with respect to who should receive your life insurance and pension benefits. Learn more about beneficiary changes.
Member Illness, Injury or Death
Illness & Injury
Whether you’re unable to work due to illness, or injured at work or off the clock, there are implications for your benefits. Learn more about member illness, injury or death.
Death
Upon your death, your spouse, dependents, and named beneficiaries should contact UA Local 67 Benefits as quickly as possible to ensure continued Health & Dental benefits coverage, as well as arranging for life insurance and death benefit or survivor’s pension payments. Learn more about death.
Attending Trade School
If you stop work to attend trade school, you may qualify to receive Supplementary Unemployment Benefits (SUB) weekly payments while you are in school. Learn more attending trade school.
Retirement
Contact UA Local 67 Benefits when you plan to retire and we will guide you through the steps you need to take. Learn more retirement.
Leaving the Plan or Local
If you leave UA Local 67 before you retire, your Pension Plan benefit doesn’t disappear. You have flexible options to help you make the most of what you’ve earned.
Your membership in the UA Local 67 Benefits Welfare Plan ends automatically on the first of the month after the earliest of these events:
- Your membership in UA Local 67 ends; or
- You no longer have enough money in your Benefits Account to pay the cost of one month of coverage and you do not make a direct payment to UA Local 67 Benefits.
Important! Make sure you understand the implications for your Pension and Health & Welfare before ending your UA Local 67 (union) membership.
Have Any Questions?
Contact the UA Local 67 Benefits team, we would be happy to help!