Spotlight on Your Funds

October 2023

Benefit Funds Engage Members to Get Their Flu Shot and COVID-19 Booster

The Benefit Funds have launched their annual campaign encouraging 1199SEIU members to get vaccinated against seasonal influenza to protect themselves, their families and their patients or residents from the virus—and help maintain a healthy workforce. The Benefit Funds are reaching out to members through all-member email reminders, educational videos on the Funds' website, social media channels and the fall issue of the member magazine, For Your Benefit. As a reminder, members enrolled in health coverage through the Benefit Funds can receive the vaccination from their participating provider or pharmacy with no out-of-pocket costs. In addition, as new variants of the COVID-19 virus circulate, the Benefit Funds are encouraging members to get their COVID-19 booster. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that it is safe to receive both vaccines at the same time. 

Training and Employment Funds Offer Bachelor of Science in Nursing Stipend Program

The 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds’ (TEF) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Stipend Program is a release-time program in cooperation with healthcare institution partners. The program allows members, with employer approval, to have one day off from work per week to help them manage the demands of their nursing program, including attending classes, clinicals or studying, and their work schedule. Members are compensated for 7.5 hours of their workday at $125 to $175 per day, with the stipend based on their hourly rate, including differentials. 

To be considered for the program, members must be employed with a TEF-contributing employer for at least one year, work full time as a Wage Class 1 employee, be enrolled in an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited BSN program taking a minimum of nine credits per semester, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75, and not have obtained an associate degree in nursing. Members who are registered nurses with an associate degree in nursing can participate in other TEF RN to BSN programs and should inquire at MyTEF. The BSN stipend program runs for 14 to 15 weeks during the fall and spring semesters. Members can register for the mandatory BSN Stipend Information Sessions, which are held in July and November, via MyTEF or by emailing [email protected]. 

Registration for 2024 Child Care Fund Programs Is Underway 

The registration period for the Child Care Fund (CCF) 2024 programs, which include day care and after-school care reimbursement, holiday sleep-away and summer day camps, academic prep courses, and cultural arts programs, is currently open. 1199SEIU members may register online by logging on to the secure member portal, MyAccount. If they would like to register virtually, or in person at CCF’s Manhattan, Hicksville or Rochester offices, they must schedule an appointment. 

Wage Class I or II members do not need to submit their pay stubs. However, they need to provide pay stubs if they: 

• Work for an employer that does not participate in the 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund; 
• Want to enroll their child in the Child Care Learning Center; 
• Make less than $35,000 per year; or 
• Are receiving short-term disability, workers’ compensation or New York State Paid Family Medical Leave. They must submit a copy of their last pay stub and most recent disability, workers’ compensation or New York State Paid Family Medical Leave stub. 

The registration deadline is Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 4:00 pm. Any requested documents must be received within seven days of applying online to be considered for 2024 Child Care Fund benefits. For more information about CCF’s registration or programs, please visit www.1199SEIUBenefits.org/ChildCare/ or call (212) 564-2220. 

Meet Our Featured Member

Tykar Williams from Mount Sinai

Why did Tykar Williams begin his health journey? Read For Your Benefit online to find out!

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