Health & Welfare

From date of hire you serve a 30 calendar day probationary period (or in accordance with your contract). On the 31 st day, your employer begins to submit weekly Health and Welfare contributions to the Central States Fund. Once your employer has paid eight consecutive weeks of contributions on your behalf (on the ninth Sunday following your probation) you and your family have coverage and your cards and books will be mailed to you.

Note: If you do not work at least 1 day or tour each week, Sunday through Saturday, your employer is not required to pay, and you should contact Local 24 to self-contribute in order to establish eight consecutive weeks. You must go to a TeamCare provider for full coverage, this means physicians and hospitals in the TeamCare network (PHCS). You pay a $20.00 co-payment towards the office visit and the remaining office visit charge is covered by your TeamCare benefits. There is a $200 per person, $400 per family plan deductible. Major medical charges are covered at 80% after deductible. You can view your plan information at www.centralstates.org . National Master Freight Companies are under Plan C6, all others covered by Central States are on Plan C4.