Author Archives: giffordk@TCUnion.org

Kentucky River Decision Does Not Affect Membership of TCU Supervisors

Kentucky River Decision Does Not Affect Membership of TCU Supervisors On October 3, the National Labor Relations Board issued a potentially devastating ruling regarding a number of separate cases in the health care field which are collectively referred to as ‘Kentucky River’ or ‘the Kentucky River decision.’  The decision broadly reclassifies as ‘supervisors’ thousands of

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Beware: Quest Diagnostics No Longer in UnitedHealthcare Network Effective January 2007

UnitedHealthcare has announced that effective this January 1 (January 31 for the State of Washington), Quest Diagnostics will no longer be a network provider of laboratory services. This will apply to all participants whose health care benefits are administered by UnitedHealthcare, whether under the Railroad Employees National Health and Welfare Plan (Group Policy GA-23000) or

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Don’t Miss Out on Supplemental Sickness Benefit Administered by Aetna (formerly Broadspire)

In a letter dated August 2, 2006, Carmen Division President Rich Johnson has an update re supplemental sickness benefit requirements  described below, particularly regarding the 20 day filing limit (from the onset of disability).  The issue has been added as an amendment to Section Six notices for negotiations.  (Also see FAQ developed by Aetna to help answer Carmen

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Bob Godwin

William Robert Godwin, known throughout his 89 years as Bob, died on March 9, 2006 at his home in Ogden, Utah.  He was a member of the union at the time of his death, with 65 years of membership since signing on in 1941. Underscoring his years of support for the union, his wife, Jack,

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