Retiredmasterhelp Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Can someone please let us know what is going on with this! When do we start to receive the benefits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredmasterhelp Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Ford, GM, and FCA members will all be under the same NEW UAW Legal Services plan. This plan has not been completed as of yet. The parties continue to work diligently creating the NEW legal services plan. Due to legal and corporate accounting concerns on the part of the companies, we could not just re-start the prior legal services plan that was in place for more than 25 years. In order to address the companies concerns, and their resistance to offering any sort of legal services plan, the parties ended up agreeing to the establishment of a Taft-Hartley benefit plan to provide this NEW legal services plan in the 2015 negotiations. The auto companies have very limited experience in working with Taft-Harley plans and their lack of familiarity with this structure has caused delays in the implementation process. The UAW and the companies continue to work through the issues that have arisen during the process of implementing this new benefit and too would like to start the Plan as soon as possible. It is important to note that while there is a delay in the implementation process, the companies’ obligation to fund the new plan is fixed and unaffected by this delay. Our contract requires the companies to make the full funding contribution to the new Taft-Hartley plan, regardless of when the plan is up and running. Thank you for your patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredmasterhelp Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Still no time frame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caustic Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 So basically a fourbyear agreement which should come with a four year benefit is going to wind up reduced to a 2.5 year benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredmasterhelp Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 Call your committee men! International reps! Make them earn their raises they give themselves! Us retiree's need and count on you active members to get things done because once you go out nobody cares about you! Thank you Any Active Members if you can help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caustic Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Call your committee men! International reps! Make them earn their raises they give themselves! Us retiree's need and count on you active members to get things done because once you go out nobody cares about you! Thank you Any Active Members if you can help! My committee man can't even post a job bid until two days before it's closed but I'll get right on telling him about legal setvices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDeal Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Your committee man posts job bids? Wow! I don't even see mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caustic Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 Your committee man posts job bids? Wow! I don't even see mine! No one saw him post them, pure speculation. I'm convinced I'll see bigfoot riding a unicorn chasing a mermaid before I see mine ever do anything besides pick his nose and drool on himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredmasterhelp Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 We got legal service starting January 25! Check with your benefit rep,there is a letter out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredmasterhelp Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 LEGAL SERVICES PLAN TO BEGIN OPENING CASES The new Legal Services Plan is called the UAW-FCA-Ford-General Motors Legal Services Plan (“Plan”). Effective Wednesday, January 25, the Plan will begin taking new cases. A new case can be opened by calling this toll-free number: 800-482-7700. Eligible participants in the Plan will include active and retired UAW-represented employees at FCA, Ford and General Motors and their surviving spouses. What legal services or matters will be covered by the Plan? The Plan will offer an “office work” benefit, which will provide services for the following types of legal matters: • wills and trusts • powers of attorney • purchase or sale and other uncontested issues regarding residential real property • deeds • uncontested family matters • credit reporting • contracts for goods or services • residential leases • birth or marriage certificates • name changes “Office work” services will include advice, document preparation, document review, factual and legal research, and correspondence. No representation will be provided by the Plan in court or in any litigation situation. In addition to office work services, the Plan does provide UAW members and retirees with full representation, including attendance at hearings, for Social Security disability applications, suspensions and terminations. For many legal matters that are not covered under the new Plan, or that require court activity, the Plan intake staff can still process a participant’s inquiries. Such matters will be referred to outside private cooperating attorneys, who will provide legal services to Plan participants at a reduced legal rate. opeiu494/djn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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