NPMHU TRAINS ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
During two separate, but similar training programs held in Washington DC in August and September of 2015, representatives from nearly every Local Union (including most Local Union Treasurers and Presidents) participated in a three-day training program dedicated to financial management issues that arise at each Local Union. During the comprehensive training program, led by National Secretary-Treasurer Mark Gardner, Local officers and representatives discussed a litany of financial issues that will be confronted by the Local Unions in the coming months and years.
Read more about the finance management seminar.
Self Plus One – A New FEHB Option
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced that, for 2016, a new Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program enrollment type will be available for the first time: Self Plus One. Self Plus One allows you to cover yourself and one eligible family member, either a spouse or a dependent, whom you designate.
All FEHB plans will be required to offer a Self Only, a Self Plus One, and a Self and Family enrollment type for 2016. Employees and annuitants will be able to select a Self Plus One enrollment during this year’s Open Season, from November 9 through December 14, 2015.
