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Update on Blue Cross Blue Shield and Mount Sinai + New Health Plan Offerings for Surgery and Physical Therapy
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release:
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Update on Blue Cross Blue Shield and Mount Sinai + New Health Plan Offerings for Surgery and Physical Therapy
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Update on the interruption in Blue Cross Blue Shield Anthem coverage Mount Sinai.
For those of you who may be in the New York area, we are monitoring the dispute between Blue Cross Blue Shield Anthem and Mount Sinai. Staff from the Health Plan are in regular contact with Anthem about the status of negotiations. At the moment, we are hopeful that the parties will
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NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release:
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Update on Blue Cross Blue Shield and Mount Sinai + New Health Plan Offerings for Surgery and Physical Therapy
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Update on the interruption in Blue Cross Blue Shield Anthem coverage Mount Sinai.
For those of you who may be in the New York area, we are monitoring the dispute between Blue Cross Blue Shield Anthem and Mount Sinai. Staff from the Health Plan are in regular contact with Anthem about the status of negotiations. At the moment, we are hopeful that the parties willcome to a quick resolution that causes minimal disruption for plan participants. PWGA participants can find more information on the Mount Sinai - BCBS Anthem participant coverage status here. We will share more information as we have it.
Lantern and Hinge Health offer new options for medical care with cost savings to plan participants.
Two new health care program offerings are now available through the PWGA Health Plan as of January 1, 2026: Lantern, for surgery, and Hinge Health, for physical therapy.
Lantern gives participants access to no-cost surgical procedures through a curated network of vetted surgeons. Covered surgeries include: joint replacement, spine, bariatric, orthopedic, gynecology, cardiac, ENT, gastroenterology, general, urology, and spine and orthopedic injections. Lantern provides a Care Advocate to help guide participants through their medical procedures, and also covers some travel expenses.
Hinge Health Care provides virtual physical therapy using personalized, expert-developed exercise therapy sessions, and physical therapy plans for pain relief. Sessions are available through a mobile app that uses motion-capture and are overseen by trained therapists. These therapies are no-cost to the participant and don't require a doctor's referral.
These programs provide several advantages. For participants, they increase choice, are less expensive, and can be more convenient. They also save money for the Health Plan without sacrificing quality, supporting the overall sustainability of the healthcare writers have fought for, at a time when medical cost increases far exceed inflation.
Utilizing these programs is entirely voluntary; plan participants and their dependents can continue to utilize the providers currently available through the PWGA. Note that these programs are not available to certified retirees whose primary coverage is Medicare.
Learn more about Lantern and Hinge Health Care options or contact the PWGA Participant services for guidance at 818-846-1015 or 800-227-7863.
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Original text here: https://www.wgaeast.org/update-on-blue-cross-blue-shield-and-mount-sinai-new-health-plan-offerings-for-surgery-and-physical-therapy/
Shutdown assistance, strategic planning are top-read blog stories
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Shutdown assistance, strategic planning are top-read blog stories
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Highlighting the credit union difference each week, the America's Credit Unions blog features stories that show how credit unions change people's lives and support communities nationwide. A year-end wrap up blog post provides an overview of the most-read stories of 2025.
Those stories include:
1. How credit unions like Members 1st Federal Credit Union prepare to support member s during crises like the record-breaking
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Shutdown assistance, strategic planning are top-read blog stories
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Highlighting the credit union difference each week, the America's Credit Unions blog features stories that show how credit unions change people's lives and support communities nationwide. A year-end wrap up blog post provides an overview of the most-read stories of 2025.
Those stories include:
1. How credit unions like Members 1st Federal Credit Union prepare to support member s during crises like the record-breakingfederal government shutdown that affected more than two million civilian employees;
2. Seven important steps when going through the strategic planning process, including stakeholder engagement, regular monitoring, prioritizing strategic initiatives, and more;
3. A firsthand perspective from a community banker about why he chose to sell his bank to Land of Lincoln Credit Union to preserve the community's financial health;
4. How the Finance Council helped propel Skyla Credit Union Chief Financial Officer Brett Fisher to the next phase of his career; and
5. How Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union and Achieva Credit Union are working to protect members, especially elder members, from scams and fraud.
Read more at America's Credit Unions blog
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/shutdown-assistance-strategic-planning-are-top-read-blog-stories
Fed will resume accepting pennies at commercial coin distribution centers
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Fed will resume accepting pennies at commercial coin distribution centers
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Starting Jan. 14, the Federal Reserve will resume accepting pennies from credit unions and other financial institutions at commercial coin distribution locations that were previously suspended. Thursday's announcement follows continuous advocacy from America's Credit Unions, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), and all state leagues after penny production ended late last year.
The organizations
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Fed will resume accepting pennies at commercial coin distribution centers
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Starting Jan. 14, the Federal Reserve will resume accepting pennies from credit unions and other financial institutions at commercial coin distribution locations that were previously suspended. Thursday's announcement follows continuous advocacy from America's Credit Unions, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), and all state leagues after penny production ended late last year.
The organizationswrote to Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller and members of Congress last month to address the uncertainty that has followed the end of penny production.
According to the Fed, it will monitor the flow of penny deposits from financial institutions as these changes take effect, and will determine whether subsequent expansion of ordering options for pennies is feasible.
America's Credit Unions, AACUL, and leagues continue to seek clarity on the end of penny production, including a uniform national rounding standard.
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/fed-will-resume-accepting-pennies-commercial-coin-distribution-centers
Comment deadlines approaching for NCUA deregulatory proposals
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Comment deadlines approaching for NCUA deregulatory proposals
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With NCUA's Deregulation Project underway, there is a month remaining in the comment period for the first set of proposals. America's Credit Unions issued a Regulatory Comment on three proposals this week, encouraging credit unions to submit comments to the NCUA.
Comments due Feb. 9: Guidelines for safeguarding member information
* Remove Appendix A to part 748. The agency intends to replace it with guidance.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Comment deadlines approaching for NCUA deregulatory proposals
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With NCUA's Deregulation Project underway, there is a month remaining in the comment period for the first set of proposals. America's Credit Unions issued a Regulatory Comment on three proposals this week, encouraging credit unions to submit comments to the NCUA.
Comments due Feb. 9: Guidelines for safeguarding member information
* Remove Appendix A to part 748. The agency intends to replace it with guidance.
*Feedback can be sent to America's Credit Unions by Jan. 30.
Comments due Feb. 9: Guidance on response programs for unauthorized access to member information and member notice
* Remove Appendix B to Part 748 and replace it with guidance.
* Comments can be sent to America's Credit Unions by Jan. 30.
Comments due Feb. 27: Catastrophic act reporting
* Simplify, streamline, and extend the catastrophic act reporting process, including extending the reporting deadline, amending who to report to, and remove the prescriptive list of items that a credit union should include in its internal record.
* Comments can be sent to America's Credit Unions by Feb. 16.
NCUA has thus far issued two separate sets of four proposals each as part of the Deregulation Project. Agency staff indicated to America's Credit Unions members during a webinar that future proposals would also likely be issued in groups of four; Regulatory
Comment alerts will be sent as the proposals are issued.
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/comment-deadlines-approaching-ncua-deregulatory-proposals
Canadian Labour Congress Applies Sanctions Against Directors Guild of Canada for Raiding Bargaining Rights of the IATSE
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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Canadian Labour Congress Applies Sanctions Against Directors Guild of Canada for Raiding Bargaining Rights of the IATSE
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OTTAWA, ON On December 19 th, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), found the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) guilty of raiding the bargaining rights of AQTIS Local 514 of the IATSE.
Raiding is when one union attempts to organize workers who are already part of another union, rather than unionizing new non-union groups. As a practice,
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NEW YORK, Jan. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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Canadian Labour Congress Applies Sanctions Against Directors Guild of Canada for Raiding Bargaining Rights of the IATSE
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OTTAWA, ON On December 19 th, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), found the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) guilty of raiding the bargaining rights of AQTIS Local 514 of the IATSE.
Raiding is when one union attempts to organize workers who are already part of another union, rather than unionizing new non-union groups. As a practice,raiding is harmful because it wastes resources, divides workers, weakens solidarity, and only benefits the greedy corporations by creating conflict instead of unity between two unions that should be allies. It is for this reason union federations such as the CLC and the AFL-CIO prohibit affiliated unions from engaging in this activity.
After determining that raiding proceedings were initiated by the DGC in the province of Quebec, the CLC confirmed that first-level sanctions, as provided for under the CLC constitution, will be imposed effective January 1.
As a result, the DGC will lose the right of its representatives to vote on the Canadian Council, the right to participate in Congress committees, access to all Congress services, and the ability to access justification and transfer procedures.
In accordance with the CLC constitution, a second level of sanctions will be applied if the DGC fails to cease its raiding activities within three months. If the DGC continues, it will face expulsion from the House of Labour and be vulnerable to any union seeking to attack its bargaining rights anywhere in the country.
"The International will continue to fully support our members and officers of Local 514 against this unprovoked and reckless attack by the DGC" said International President Mathew D. Loeb.
"This situation, which has caused unnecessary stress and uncertainty for our members is regretful and will only cause labour instability in these turbulent times" said Bernard Lariviere, President of AQTIS Local 514 of the IATSE.
According to John Lewis, International Vice President and Director for Canadian Affairs, "The IATSE remains firmly committed to the principles of solidarity, mutual respect, and respect for jurisdiction within the labour movement. We believe these principles are essential to maintaining strong and unified representation for all workers.
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Original text here: https://iatse.net/canadian-labour-congress-applies-sanctions-against-directors-guild-of-canada-for-raiding-bargaining-rights-of-the-iatse/
Building on PAC, NAF fundraising success
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Building on PAC, NAF fundraising success
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Credit unions' commitment to advocacy helped raise $2.6 million for the America's Credit Unions PAC in 2025. A record-breaking $4.3 million was also raised for the National Advocacy Fund (NAF), with the bulk of that money supporting industry-wide efforts to preserve credit unions' not-for-profit tax status through the Don't Tax My Credit Union campaign.
As the 2026 election season gets underway, both NAF and the America's Credit Unions PAC
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Building on PAC, NAF fundraising success
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Credit unions' commitment to advocacy helped raise $2.6 million for the America's Credit Unions PAC in 2025. A record-breaking $4.3 million was also raised for the National Advocacy Fund (NAF), with the bulk of that money supporting industry-wide efforts to preserve credit unions' not-for-profit tax status through the Don't Tax My Credit Union campaign.
As the 2026 election season gets underway, both NAF and the America's Credit Unions PACare preparing for aggressive engagement. This includes a planned $7 million+ combined spend to both elect and re-elect credit union champions in the midterm elections.
Every dollar, every conversation, and every effort matters as the industry works to ensure a pro-credit union majority that understands credit unions' unique structure and mission-driven work and protects credit unions' ability to serve their 145 million members and communities.
Learn more about America's Credit Unions PAC
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Original text here: https://www.americascreditunions.org/news-media/news/building-pac-naf-fundraising-success
AFL-CIO: ICE Actions Are Putting Working People in Danger
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release:
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AFL-CIO: ICE Actions Are Putting Working People in Danger
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement:
The Trump administration's reckless Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations are trampling on working people's fundamental rights and freedoms: to work with dignity and raise our families without the threat of violence from our government, and to safely return home to our loved ones at the end of the day.
The horrifying acts of this administration's militarized immigration
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release:
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AFL-CIO: ICE Actions Are Putting Working People in Danger
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AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement:
The Trump administration's reckless Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations are trampling on working people's fundamental rights and freedoms: to work with dignity and raise our families without the threat of violence from our government, and to safely return home to our loved ones at the end of the day.
The horrifying acts of this administration's militarized immigrationenforcement in Minneapolis, Portland, Chicago, and cities across this country are not about safety. They are about power, and they are putting innocent working people in danger.
One in five workers in our country wasn't born here. One in four kids has an immigrant parent. Immigrants are America's workers, vital to the fabric of our communities, our economy and our labor movement. When the Trump administration deports immigrants to inhumane prisons abroad, tries to strip people of their citizenship or other work permits, conducts raids at our worksites, and shoots innocent people who are exercising their constitutionally protected right to peacefully protest, they are targeting workersmany of whom are union members. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.
These harmful, violent federal government actions must end. We demand that ICE immediately stop these dangerous operations and leave our communities and workplaces before even more innocent people are hurt or killed.
The labor movement's guiding principle is solidarity. We'll never be divided by this administration's strategy of fear.
Contact: Steve Smith, 202-637-5018
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Original text here: https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-ice-actions-are-putting-working-people-danger
