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NEW: NYCDCC Welfare Fund to Offer Special Access to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming, whether it happens to you or to a family member. In that moment of uncertainty and fear, you need a reliable place to turn to for help. Effective September 1, 2019, in an effort to help our participants through such a potentially stressful… read more...
Understanding Your Disability Pension Benefits
The Fund Office has put together some information to assist you in understanding your Disability Pension benefits with the New York City District Council of Carpenters (“NYCDCC”) Pension Fund, including associated health coverage through the NYCDCC Welfare Fund. The below is a guide to help you. However, as you review… read more...
NEW: Updated Combined Form for NYCDCC Health Enrollments and Beneficiary Designations Now Available
Effective July 1, 2019, we have combined the NYCDCC health enrollment form and beneficiary designation form into one document. This new form can now be found by clicking HERE. It can also be located on the Member Documents, Welfare, and Pension pages of our website. Please note that this new… read more...
NEW from the NYCDCC Annuity Plan: Introducing Managed Accounts and Advice by Morningstar Investment Management LLC
The Board of Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters Annuity Plan (“the Plan”) is dedicated to ensuring you receive both the highest quality service and the opportunity to invest in a full array of fund offerings, assisting in your preparations for a more financially secure retirement.… read more...
2019-2020 Scholarship Winners Honored at Luncheon in Downtown Manhattan
On Tuesday, June 25th, 2019, winners of the Charles Johnson Jr. Memorial Scholarship were honored by the Board of Trustees at a luncheon in downtown Manhattan. For those who may not be aware, the NYCDCC Welfare Fund offers a Scholarship Program (known as the “Charles Johnson Jr. Memorial Scholarship”) for… read more...
Save the Date: Picnic, Charity Softball Tournament, and Benefits Fair September 28th at Cunningham Park!
On Saturday, September 28th, 2019, the New York City District Council of Carpenters will be hosting a family picnic and charity softball tournament at Cunningham Park (Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY, 11366) beginning at 9:30AM. Additionally, the NYCDCC Benefit Funds will have a Benefits Fair available for you and your family… read more...
Keep your Money Clocked in Long after you Clock Out
As you inch closer toward a decision to retire, it’s important that you prepare for that next chapter by having an understanding of how keeping your hard-earned money in the NYCDCC Annuity Plan (“the Plan”) is beneficial to you. As a participant of the Plan, your employer(s) makes contributions on… read more...
50th Annual 4th Year Graduating Apprentice Open House/Exhibit- Carpenters Training Center Thank You!
The New York City District Council of Carpenters Training Center Peter Bennett Richard Wong Director of Training Assistant Director Would like to give a Special Thank You to… The Leadership of the New York City District Council of Carpenters The New York City District Council of Carpenters Benefit Funds The… read more...
Vacation Statements to go Paperless Beginning with September 2019 Payouts
Beginning with your September 2019 vacation payments, in an effort to continue cutting administrative costs while utilizing more efficient communications technologies, you will no longer be receiving paper statements in the mail prior to receiving your payout. Instead, you will have full access to all of the same information that… read more...
NYCDCC Training Center (“CTC”) Hosts 50th Annual 4th Year Graduating Apprentice Open House/Exhibit
On Wednesday, April 24th, the NYCDCC Training Center ("CTC") hosted its 50th Annual 4th Year Graduating Apprentice Open House/Exhibit. The highly anticipated annual event once again served not only to showcase the skills apprentices have learned during their last four years at the CTC, but it also provided spirited competition,… read more...
NEW: Information Regarding Dependent Eligibility Audit Being Conducted by BMI on Behalf of the NYCDCC Welfare Fund
In February, the Fund Office notified you via our website, newsletter, social media pages, and email system, that the New York City District Council of Carpenters Welfare Fund (the "Fund") had contracted with BMI Audit Services, LLC ("BMI") to perform an audit of dependent(s) enrolled in its plan beginning sometime… read more...
Recapping Important Rules and Regulations that Govern your NYCDCC Annuity Fund through Prudential
Loans- The Plan lets you borrow from your Account balance. To apply for a loan, you must be a participant and you may not already have three outstanding loans. More specifically: You are allowed to initiate two (2) loans in a plan year, not to exceed three (3) at one… read more...
Importance of Submitting Changes in Addresses to the Fund Office
During the course of a given year, the Fund Office, along with various providers such as Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Express Scripts, ASO/SIDS, and Prudential, among others, send paper mailings to your homes. Although advances in modern technology have somewhat reduced the necessity of paper mailings, such mailings are often still… read more...
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Charles Johnson Jr. Memorial Scholarship Winners
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, the New York City District Council of Carpenters Welfare Fund is pleased to announce that twenty-five (25) students have been awarded the Charles Johnson Jr. Memorial Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. Each student will now receive a $3,500.00 per year scholarship, which… read more...
Board of Trustees Appoints New Director of Training for NYCDCC Carpenters Training Center
The Board of Trustees of the New York City District Council of Carpenters (“NYCDCC”) Apprenticeship, Journeyman Retraining, Educational, and Industry Fund recently appointed Peter Bennett to the position of Director of Training for the NYCDCC Carpenters Training Center (“CTC”). Mr. Bennett, who has been a member of Millwright Local 740… read more...
Beware of Entities Posing as Unofficial Representatives of the MEND Program
In 2016, as part of its focus on fostering a healthy work and life-balance for its participants and their dependents, the New York City District Council of Carpenters Welfare Fund launched the Members Education and Network for Dependency (“MEND”) Program. Since its inception, the MEND Program has successfully provided participants… read more...
Save the Date: NYCDCC Training Center’s 50th Annual Graduating Apprentice Exhibits and Open House
Save the Date! On Wednesday, April 24th, 2019, from 8:00am to 4:00pm, the New York City District Council of Carpenters Training Center ("CTC") is hosting exhibits and an open house for its graduating apprentice class at 395 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 10014, 2nd floor. All are welcome to attend! Please… read more...
How to Get the Most out of Your Doctor’s Visits
Every day in the United States, hundreds of thousands of people go to the doctor’s office. Statistics show that more than 80% of adults and 90% of children see at least one health care professional each year. What this means is that you will likely be making your own visit to a… read more...
IMPORTANT NOTICE: BMI to Conduct Dependent Eligibility Audit on Behalf of the NYCDCC Welfare Fund
The New York City District Council of Carpenters Welfare Fund (the "Fund") has contracted with BMI Audit Services, LLC ("BMI") to perform an audit of dependent(s) enrolled in its plan. The audit is scheduled to begin sometime in early-mid April of 2019. If you have an enrolled dependent(s), you will soon… read more...
REMINDER: How to Enter Direct Deposit Information for Vacation Payments
As all of you are now aware, the NYCDCC Welfare Fund moved to paperless vacation payments in September of 2017. This means you are now receiving your vacation payments through direct deposit or a rapid! PayCard Debit Mastercard. For those of you who are currently receiving your payments via a… read more...
