MCASF Local 725 Health & Welfare Trust News

HR & Managerial Personnel: Your help is needed

Benefit Services

Benefit Services is comprised of a team of dedicated professionals who are employed by the MCASF Local 725 Service Corporation, which oversees the administration of the employee fringe benefit trusts established by the MCASF Local 725 labor contract. Our staff is not employed by the Union, nor the Association; we serve solely to administer benefits and cater to the related needs of the Local Union 725 member participants, and the MCASF contractor members who contribute on their behalf. Click here to learn more.

What services will the new Members Assistance Program provide?

The MCASF Local 725 Health & Welfare Trust is introducing a new Members Assistance Program designed to help your Local 725 member employees and their covered dependents cope with the many personal and work challenges that we all encounter from time to time. For example, your Local 725 member employees may need assistance managing stress or depression, learning new parenting skills, or finding a nursing home for a loved one. This new program, the Ulliance Life Advisor Member Assistance Program, provides many services including short-term counseling for mental health issues, coaching, crisis intervention, and community resources. 

Other examples of areas of assistance include:

·   Counseling to help employees manage stress, anxiety, and depression.

·   Substance abuse counseling.

·   Family issues counseling.

·   Financial counseling.

Additionally, this program provides many helpful tools that will assist you in your role as a human resource professional or other managerial role in which you supervise employees who are members of Local Union 725. We think this program will be very helpful for your Local 725 member employees and their family members who are covered under the health plan.

Program information

How is it funded? This new program is funded by the MCASF Local 725 Health & Welfare fringe benefit contribution paid by employers on behalf of eligible Local 725 members. The many services covered by the program will be provided to your Local 725 member employees and their covered family members at no charge.

Who should I contact with questions? As with all fringe benefits provided for under the terms of the MCASF Local 725 labor contract, this program will be administered by Benefit Services. Employers and employees with questions should contact Benefit services.

When does the program go into effect? Services provided by the new MAP will go into effect October 1, 2023.

How can you learn more? Please sign up today for our informative introductory presentation for HR & Managers & encourage others within your team to participate, too.

How will our Local 725 member employees be informed about the program?

Making sure that all Local 725 member employees are aware of this new program & the services that it provides is a top priority. Your support in that effort is extremely important and appreciated. With that in mind, the following outreach events are planned:

• Throughout the month of September, Benefit Services will share information with participants via US mail.
• Benefit Services is coordinating virtual presentations to take place during employers' monthly safety meetings. Please contact Jeff Allen to schedule.
• Benefit Services will schedule several informative webinars for your Local 725 member employees. Details will be distributed in our e-newsletter. Not receiving our newsletter? Please click here to sign up.

How can you help support this effort?

• We will provide each MCASF member employer’s payroll staff with a pdf flier that you can print and distribute in your Local 725 member employees’ pay envelopes. Please look for that in a subsequent email.
• Benefit Services regularly sends out helpful information on all benefits administered by our office. You can help ensure that we are reaching your Local 725 member employees by providing their names and company email address. Please contact Benefit Services with questions.

HR / Managerial staff informational webinar

When: September 13, 2023 from 3:00 – 4:00 via Zoom

Who should participate in this webinar:

• HR / payroll personnel
• Managers who supervise Local 725 member employees
• Company owners & other stakeholders who’d like to learn more about this program

We urge at least one representative of each employer to participate.

Please click the button below to register. Note: a Zoom link will be provided to you via email prior to the meeting.