Estate Planning Seminar Set

Thursday, November 29, 2007

REDDING - UPEC’s Law Firm Goyette & Associates, Inc. now offers estate planning as a practice area of the firm with an emphasis on small to mid-size estates. UPEC members receive a free 30 minute consultation and special discounts on this service. A special one hour seminar will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 5:30pm at the UPEC Training Center, 1860 Park Marina Drive in Redding. UPEC members are invited to attend with their spouse. Please contact Andra Amoroso at 530-245-1890 ext. 301 to reserve your seats. 

“PERKS” Card Survey

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

We’re surveying the membership for interest in the “PERKS” Card program, a discount program that can be made available to members through UPEC.  Please complete our survey and give us some feedback on your preferences related to the “PERKS” Card discount program!

Click here to take our “PERKS” card survey.

Please complete only one survey per member, responses are validated.

LIUNA Pension Fund Administrator to Visit

Saturday, November 17, 2007

HEADQUARTERS - The top administrator for the LIUNA Pension Fund, Mark Speakes, will visit members of Local 792 December 10 - 12, 2007. Mark works out of LIUNA Headquarters in Washington DC. Local 792 has hundreds of members who participate in the Laborers Industrial Pension Fund. Business Manager Chris Darker invites Fund administrators to the Local every other year so members have an opportunity to meet face to face. Meetings will be held in Weaverville, Yreka, Alturas, Willows and Redding either during lunch or at 5:00pm. A post card announcement will be mailed out to members in the next two weeks. There are several changes to the Fund for 2008. Members will receive a letter in the mail from the Pension Fund in the next couple of weeks. Members are encouraged to update their addresses and other personal information prior to the meeting to ensure they receive updates and their annual statement.

LDF Approves NPS Rangers for Coverage

HEADQUARTERS - National Park Service Rangers will soon have additional protection. Business Manager Chris Darker announced today that the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) Legal Defense Fund (LDF) will work with Local 792 to cover their NPS Rangers. UPEC began representing NPS Rangers in July 2007 in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). Darker met with the LDF Trustees this week in Southern California. “This decision by the LDF trustees is huge for our Rangers”, stated Darker. The Fund will offer civil and criminal coverage/representation. Darker also assisted LIUNA representatives from the LIUNA Midwest Region this past week in gaining approval for coverage for their law enforcement officers in Illinois and hopefully in the near future for officers in Missouri.

Website Registration Increasing

HEADQUARTERS - With just 2 weeks yet to go, Local 792 website registrations are now at 129 since the contest announcement was sent out last week. UPEC members who register before midnight on November 30, 2007 will be eligible to win a $25.00 VISA Gift Card. Currently, there is a one in three chance to win one of forty gift cards.

New Section in Forums for Trinity County Bargaining Issues

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

We’ve added a new section in the Forums for our Trinity County members where they can discuss bargaining issues.  If you are interested in these, simply visit the forums and join in!