Notice:

• ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM ACT (EEOICPA)

HAVE YOU EVER WORKED AT MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL COMPANY OR ANY OF THE LISTED 350 FACILITIES AS A WORKER, FORMER WORKER OR SUBCONTRACTOR? (THIS INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION, DISMANTLING, CLEANUP, ETC.)

 

ARE YOU A SURVIVOR OF A FORMER WORKER OR SUBCONTRACTOR THAT HAS PASSED AWAY?

 

The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act became effective July 31, 2001 and provides for a lump-sum payment of $150,000.00 and payment of medical expenses to workers, former workers and subcontractors who became ill as a result of their exposure to radiation, beryllium, or silica.  Conditions covered under this program are: radiogenic cancers, beryllium diseases and chronic silicosis.  Qualified survivors of a covered worker are also eligible for compensation, i.e.: spouse, children, grandchildren.  Another program, (Subtitle D), is a state workers compensation that can be filed for those who worked at certain facilities and have a (covered illness) non cancerous, but caused by or aggravated by radiation exposure, i.e.: pulmonary problems, blood disorder, muscle and bone deterioration, etc.

 

For more information on these programs and toll-free numbers to file claims, please contact: Denise Brock (636) 366-4428, Paducah Resource Center (866) 534-0599.

 

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE ENTIRE EEOICPA DOCUMENT, WHICH LISTS THE 350 FACILITIES.

 

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EEOICPA DOCUMENT (Requires Acrobat Reader to view).

• AREA MONTHLY MEETINGS

  • First Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., Postal Workers Union Hall, 125 East Broadway, Ashland, MO (next to the American Legion Hall) - (Matt's area).

    • Matt Story's Office: (573) 474-0510

  • Second Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., American Legion Post 39, Leadington, MO - (Tom's area).

    • Tom Crowell's Office: (573) 546-6601

• RETIREE'S CLUB

  For additional information call Ralph Hall, Norville Naes, or Horst (Pony) Bartel.  Their phone numbers are available through the Hall (314) 647-3008.

   

• NOTICE CELL PHONE USERS

Cell phone companies charge for 411 information calls.  To avoid this charge, except for the minutes required to make the call, you can dial 1-800-373-3411.  If you have FREE MINUTES TIME with your calling plan, then you incur no charges at all.

• If there is a death of a member, please also be sure to notify the Welfare Office.  There may be benefits due.

Reminder:

• STEWARD REPORTS

Weekly Steward Reports must be turned in weekly to the Financial Secretary.  The workweek begins on Wednesday and ends on Tuesday.

Important: Fill in hours worked.  When reporting an injury, please be sure to include injury date and specific injury.

Running low on Steward Reports?  Download more here.

• INSURANCE

  If you have insurance through the Fund Office and will be 65 years old soon -

  Please notify the Ironworkers Fund Office, 2160 S. Foster Ave,. Wheeling, IL 60090, sixty (60 days prior to your 65^th birthday.

• WORKMEN'S COMP

If you have any problems with a claim, please contact the Hall for help.

• No alcoholic beverages are allowed on local union property.  This is a longstanding rule by order of the Executive Committee.

• Please have your current address and telephone number listed at the Union Hall.

• On Union Meeting nights the window at the hall will be closed from 3:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.

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