Health benefits from the Freelancer Media Workers Guild

[Kwan Booth]

From Mia Lobel's Freelance Cafe List

On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 7:03 AM, Mia Lobel <m...@freelancecafe.org> wrote:

An important message from the Freelance Media Workers Guild.
-mia

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I hear frequently from people whose top priority is medical coverage.

We are making excellent progress lining up dental and vision coverage
for our members, and expect to have some other benefits lined up soon.

We are negotiating for a medical coverage plan that features maximum
portability and affordability. To start getting bids, we need some
very basic census data -- from members of Guild Freelancers.

If you are interested in joining the health care pool, you MUST JOIN
the freelance unit. We can ONLY amass the kinds of benefits and
supports we seek with adequate numbers.

Joining the Freelance Media Workers discussion or announcements-only
Google groups does NOT make you a member of Guild Freelancers.

We are not a support group, although we offer plenty of support. We
are not a job service, although we provide comprehensive contacts for
open journalism jobs. We are a labor union, and we seek to provide the
same sturdy safety net that unions always have. By committing to the
unit, you gain an unconditional commitment from the union to help
secure solid, tangible supports and protections.

To join, log onto guildfreelancers.org right away and click on "Join
Us."

Membership fees are roughly equivalent to a double latte a week. You
can pay by the year ($144), sign up for six months at a time ($72).
Student fees are only $60 a year.

If you ARE a member, and you ARE interested in helping us secure the
best health care bid possible, please shoot me a confidential email at
rros...@gmail.com that includes your zip code, gender and date of
birth, and, if you wish, the number of dependents you might wish to
add to your coverage.

Sincerely,
Rebecca Rosen Lum
Unit chair, Guild Freelancers
rros...@gmail.com

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