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You may have heard Illinois is set to become the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana. According to Illinoispolicy.org, “consumers aged 21 and older will be able to buy marijuana products from licensed sellers in Illinois – with or without a medical marijuana card.” This will start January 1, 2020. However, having marijuana or THC in your system as an employee of an airlines falls under the Department of Transportation's Zero Tolerance Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy https://www.transportation.gov/odapc/medical-marijuana-notice. Safety?sensitive transportation employees are pilots, school bus drivers, truck drivers, train engineers, subway operators, aircraft maintenance personnel, transit fire?armed security personnel, ship captains, and pipeline emergency response personnel, among others. Fleet service clerks are also considered safety?sensitive employees who have to follow the rules and regulations of the Department of Transportation. Even though Marijuana may be legal in your state, Marijuana use is still prohibited for all those that fall under the safety –sensitive category of the DOT. The main psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in marijuana is THC, which is what they're looking for in a DOT drug test. A key issue involving marijuana is not legalization but workplace safety. You’re just not at 100% when under the influence of something that has mild psychedelic properties. Cambridge Dictionary defines psychedelic as: 'causing unusually strong experiences of color , sound , smell , taste , and touch , and other mental effects such as feelings of deep understanding or hallucination (imagining things that do not exist). Sounds like a pretty bad idea to be high or have THC in your system at work with airplanes, numerous vehicles and potentially dangerous equipment. If you have used marijuana, THC can remain in your system for up to 30 days and in some rare cases even longer. CBD oil is a chemical compound present in marijuana but more abundant in hemp -- cannabis plants that have little THC. Lately there's been a lot of talk of the benefits of using CBD oil for pain, insomnia, anxiety, and other health problems. There hasn’t been a study yet on whether or not that's true. CBD products are largely unregulated and for that reason the exact ingredients and levels of those ingredients may vary. Will it show up on a drug test? Maybe, maybe not. I wouldn't chance it. With prolonged use of CBD the small traces of THC may add up. Marijuana can interfere with safe and acceptable performance in the workplace. The best way to avoid all the complicated issues that come with testing positive for any drug usage is to come forward before anything happens. It doesn’t help to disclose your drug usage after an accident or before a drug test. For assistance please contact your EAP coordinators Ken Morse 815 483-8585 or Mark Smejkal 847 757-1954. You can also contact Emily Henry at American Airlines outsourced EAP service Optum at 773-686-4179 or call the EAP number on the back of your Bluecross/Blueshield card which is 1-800-363-7190. We're all trying to make it through the day in one piece. With a healthy and safe work environment it makes it possible to do so. Fraternally yours, The TWU ORD 591 EAP Coordinators Sources: Illinoispolicy.org https://www.transportation.gov/odapc/medical-marijuana-notice https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/psychedelic https://www.consumerreports.org/cbd/can-you-take-cbd-and-pass-a-drug-test/ TO: AA Local Presidents & Benefits Coordinators
FROM: Union Benefit Planners
As you know, the company created an extremely challenging situation when they discontinued TWU Voluntary Benefits payroll deduction. Due to payroll’s best estimate on processing time, we were given a suggested two payroll cycle window before Jetnet (for 1/1/20) would execute the payroll deduction change.
Unfortunately, in some cases, the deduction occurred more quickly than payroll had expected, causing an early payment to take place.
There are two options members can choose, if an early payment transpired. The first is to do nothing and allow your account to be one payment ahead. By doing this, it would give you a “one payment buffer” in the event there is a lapse of future payment . The second option is to manually skip a payment. To do this, you would go through the direct deposit process again, first by reducing the amount of deduction from the early payment to zero and then once that paycheck is processed, you will go back in and reinstate the direct deposit withdrawal amount again, to ensure future premium payments are once again deducted.
We thank you in advance for your patience as we work are working through this transition.
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on an unprecedented chain of events, American Airlines payroll has done done something unbelievable, they were early, people are now being double charged for their TWU voluntary benefits, it is already in work on how we are going to repair this.
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Merry Christmas and happy new year to all
Anthony Lepore.
Local 591 National Benefits Coordinator
EAP/MAP Coordinator
940-536-8817
: TWU VOL BENEFITS DIRECT DEPOSITE TRANSITION UPDATE : To the membership: As we navigate through the tedious process of direct deposit due to the company removal of the TWU VOL BENEFIT line, we would ask for your patience as we try to find the best solutions going forward. Please do not put any personal banking information into the “Routing” or “Account” spaces. Individual routing and account numbers will be provided for each member so no personal accounts will have to be used. And as a reminder, LTD benefits are NOT being affected by this direct deposit process. Please contact your EAP/Benefits rep for assistance. Fraternally, Tony Lepore National Benefits and EAP-Member Assistance Coordinator (940) 536-8817 : : Local 591 EAP / Member Assistance Representatives Ken Morse- (815) 483-8585 - k.morse@local591.com National EAP and Benefits–Member Assistance Program Coordinator Hector Posa- (815) 323-9648 ORD MLS EAP-Member Assistance Peer Mark Smejkal- (847)757-1954- ORD EAP-Member Assistance Peer Tony Lepore- (940) 536-8817- t.lepore@local591.com National Benefits and EAP-Member Assistance Coordinator Danny Wilson-(631) 334-0933- d.wilson@local591.com Northeast Region Member Assistance Program EAP and Benefits Coordinator Rawle Skeet- (954) 559-7505- r.skeete@local591.com Southeast Region Member Assistance Program EAP and Benefits Coordinator Phil Revollo- (954) 665-7383 MIA EAP-Member Assistance Peer Sean Bruno- (310) 594-2025-s.bruno@local591.com West Region Member Assistance Program EAP and Benefits Coordinator Edwin Joseph- (310) 709-4755- jord352000@yahoo.com West Region Member Assistance Program EAP and Benefits peer Coordinator John Hadaway- (817) 637-8075- J.hadaway@local591.com Southwest Region Member Assistance Program (Terminal) EAP and Benefits Coordinator David San Miguel- (817) 875-5808- D.sanmiguel@local591.com Southwest Region Member Assistance Program (Hangar) EAP and Benefits Coordinator David Emerline- (469) 408-8197- EEMERLINEE07@YAHOO.COM Southwest Region Member Assistance Program (MLS) EAP and Benefits Peer Coordinator : : Technical Difficulties with the Direct Deposit Transition :
Due to technical difficulties, the direct deposit transition is on hold. Please check back periodically for updates. We will send out an email when the site has been restored. Please accept our apologies for this inconvenience. : This will be put on our TWU Benefits website and be emailed out to everyone that has updated their account with their email address on our TWU Benefits website. : Please forward to your membership so members are not missed along, with our updated DIRECT DEOPIST FLOW CHART. : Thanks! Shawnya Canfield Office Manager LTD/STD Coordinator Transport Workers Union of America Local 513 759 N. Kimball Ave Southlake TX, 76092 Main Line 817-481-5533 Direct Line 817-756-1452 Fax 817-329-0270 : : : Quick Direct Deposit Transition Instructions Please use these instructions to maintain your TWU- Sponsored Benefits : : Ken Morse- (815) 483-8585 - k.morse@local591.com National EAP and Benefits–Member Assistance Program Coordinator Hector Posa- (815) 323-9648 ORD MLS EAP-Member Assistance Peer Mark Smejkal- (847)757-1954- ORD EAP-Member Assistance Peer Tony Lepore- (940) 536-8817- t.lepore@local591.com National Benefits and EAP-Member Assistance Coordinator Danny Wilson-(631) 334-0933- d.wilson@local591.com Northeast Region Member Assistance Program EAP and Benefits Coordinator Rawle Skeet- (954) 559-7505- r.skeete@local591.com Southeast Region Member Assistance Program EAP and Benefits Coordinator Phil Revollo- (954) 665-7383 MIA EAP-Member Assistance Peer Sean Bruno- (310) 594-2025-s.bruno@local591.com West Region Member Assistance Program EAP and Benefits Coordinator Edwin Joseph- (310) 709-4755- jord352000@yahoo.com West Region Member Assistance Program EAP and Benefits peer Coordinator John Hadaway- (817) 637-8075- J.hadaway@local591.com Southwest Region Member Assistance Program (Terminal) EAP and Benefits Coordinator David San Miguel- (817) 875-5808- D.sanmiguel@local591.com Southwest Region Member Assistance Program (Hangar) EAP and Benefits Coordinator David Emerline- (469) 408-8197- EEMERLINEE07@YAHOO.COM Southwest Region Member Assistance Program (MLS) EAP and Benefits Peer Coordinator :TWU TWU Vol Benefits Link https://www.twuaaunionbenefits.com/index.cfm :
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March 30, 2018, To the Membership, The EAP/MAP Team would like to take this time to inform our membership about the opioid epidemic and give some supporting documentation. With the US DOT updated drug testing regulations in full swing, Please take time to review this information and any problems please contact your EAP/MAP Team at your convenience.
Insurance Links & Forms Company Met Life Short TermDisability Claim form Continental American Insurance-Critical Illness Claim Form Lincoin Critical Illness Insurance Plan-Coverage Summary Union Benefits Planners- Standard Disability Plan-Request For Surrender Absense and Return to Center Policy Retiree Personal Data Change Form The Local 591 EAP / Member Assistance Program is committed to assisting members and their families, with all their needs including but not limited to: Drugs, Alcohol, Depression, Bi-Polar Disorder and Marriage & Family needs. When necessary we have qualified professional we can refer you to who will address your needs accordingly. We can also assist you with benefit questions; including your AA, STD, LTD, FMLA and IOD or other benefits needs.
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