Current News/Announcements

• Mayo Clinic newsletter turns the page Published: 02/27/2014
  The March 2014 Healthy Living newsletter from Mayo Clinic (formerly called EmbodyHealth) will be the last printed issue mailed to the homes of active and retired carpenters.
• Carpenters Preretirement Planning Seminar Published: 01/09/2014
  A preretirement planning seminar will be provided to members age 50 and older through Carpenters Local 129 on Saturday January 18, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Spouses are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
• Video: Renovation 2014 Published: 01/06/2014
  The Carpenters Health and Security Plan of Western Washington was officially renovated on Jan. 1, 2014. By "renovated," we mean the health plan was brought up to code so it now complies with two federal laws—the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA).
• EmbodyHealth January Issue Published: 01/02/2014
  EmbodyHealth contains easy-to-understand articles about things you can do today to improve your health and quality of life. View the latest EmbodyHealth Newsletter from January 2014!
• New 401(k) plan effective Jan. 1, 2014 Published: 11/15/2013
  The Carpenters of Western Washington Individual Account Pension Plan will be converted from a money purchase pension plan to a 401(k) profit-sharing plan effective January 1, 2014.
• EmbodyHealth November Issue Published: 11/05/2013
  EmbodyHealth contains easy-to-understand articles about things you can do today to improve your health and quality of life. View the latest EmbodyHealth Newsletter from November 2013!
• Health plan changes take effect Jan. 1, 2014 Published: 11/05/2013
  In compliance with two federal laws—the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)—changes will be made to the Carpenters Health and Security Plan of Western Washington for dates of service on and after January 1, 2014.
• Important Change in the Carpenters of Western Washington Individual Account Pension Plan Published: 10/24/2013
  The purpose of this letter is to notify you of an important change in the Carpenters of Western Washington Individual Account Pension Plan (Plan). The Board of Trustees recently amended the Carpenters Individual Account Pension Plan to convert it from a money purchase pension plan to a 401(k) profit-sharing plan. This change is effective January 1, 2014.
• Plan to join the Great American Smokeout Published: 10/15/2013
  Can quitters be winners? For tobacco users, the answer is yes.
• Is it time for a mammogram? Published: 10/10/2013
  By the end of this year, an estimated 40,000 women in the United States will die from breast cancer.
• Resolve to be ready: Prepare your advance directives Published: 08/27/2013
  Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) wore many hats, but a hard hat wasn't one of them. Even so, he well understood the vital necessity of planning.
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