ANNOUNCEMENTs
Updates and announcements for I.B.E.W. Sound & Communication members.
SUMMARY OF MATERIAL MODIFICATION (SMM)
January 2021
The Board of Trustees of the IBEW/NECA Sound and Communications Health and Welfare Trust Fund (“Plan”) is pleased,…
COVID-19 TESTING FOR SOUND & COMMUNICATIONS MEMBERS
January 2021
COVID-19 testing is free to all Sound & Communications health care plan participants.If any out-of-pocket COVID-19 test…
New Wex Health Benefit Card
May 2021
Effective May 1, 2021, United Administrative Services will be taking over the administration of the IBEW/ NEWC Sound and Communications’ HRA Plan from Navia Benefits Solutions. UAS will be using the Wex Health online platform.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming conferences, seminars, and other events for I.B.E.W. Sound & Communication members
No upcoming events.
Our Story
Benefits Site for I.B.E.W. NECA Sound & Communications Locals 6, 100, 180, 234, 302, 332, 340, 551, 591, 595, 617, and 684.
Northern California is the nation’s largest Sound & Communications market. From a small beginning in the late 1980s, to the sustained growth of today, the Sound & Communications industry in Northern California generates billions of dollars each year and logs millions of man hours.
Our Plans
We understand the administration of plans and benefits
Self-funded Medical
The Plan contracts with Anthem Blue Cross to obtain access to certain Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) providers.
Kaiser HMO
Refer to Kaiser – HMO Group #919. Your medical and prescription drug benefits are described in a separate Benefit Booklet prepared by Kaiser Permanente.
Pension
The Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Sound and Communication Pension Trust Funds is dedicated to making the Funds more accessible and friendlier to Participants.
The Trust Fund sponsors the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers District No. 9 Pension Plan. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers District No. 9 Pension Plan is a multiemployer, collectively bargained money purchase defined contribution pension plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code that provides retirement benefits for Participants.