Attention Per Diem Members

Entertainment Industry Flex Plan is Now Available!

Health - Dental - Vision - Life - Disability Insurance

Local 1220 has negotiated your participation in the Entertainment Industry Flex Plan. November and December are the Open Enrollment Period months for the Entertainment Industry Flex Plan. During this period you may choose to enroll for the following calendar year. New participants will choose their benefits package upon qualification.

Current Participating Employers:

• CBS (including WBBM-TV)
  Effective 5-1-2000
  CBS will contribute 4% of your base pay to the plan, plus 5% to the 401(k)
• FOX Sports
  Effective 10-1-2000
  Fox will contribute 4% of your base pay to the plan, plus 5% to the 401(k)
• All of the Local 1220 Video Production Contractors
  Effective 1-1-2003 All of the Local 1220 Video Production Contractors will contribute 4½% of your GROSS earnings to the Plan.

Invited to Participate:

WGN-TV (to add Flex Plan Benefit to current 401(k) Plan) & WTTW
The Local anticipates agreement during early 2003.

What is the significance of this Plan?

• This plan allows you to take PRE-TAX deductions from any of our participating employers.
• Pre-Tax deductions allow you to purchase significantly more benefits for the same money.
• This coverage is provided at group rates!
• This is a multi-union, as well as multi-employer plan, that means that if you work for CBS or WBBM-TV, NBC, ABC and WFLD-TV or Fox Sports in addition to our Local 1220 Employers, all of your contributions will be going into the same account!
• Several different health insurance options are available.

o You may choose the Blue Cross PPO plan you want, or

o You may continue an existing individual (non-group rated) plan, or

o You may continue coverage under a spousal plan

and

• Have your premiums made PRE-TAX through voluntary deductions.
• Once you qualify (or if you already have health insurance) YOU choose which additional benefits are important to you and for your family!
• In the event the your pre-tax contributions and Employer contributions are not sufficient to pay the full premiums for the plan options you select, you may also make additional after-tax contributions to make up the difference.

Who is this plan for?

• If you are currently without coverage
• If you are covered through a spouse's plan which requires monthly co-payments from you
• If you are covered under an individual (non-group) plan and want group rates
• If you want to add other types of coverage available under this plan to your existing health plan, including Child and Dependant Care
• If you want to pay for your insurance in PRE-TAX dollars
• If your employer makes or matches contributions, you can also qualify for additional benefits such as:
• Medical Expense Reimbursement
• Reimbursement of premiums for coverage through a spouse's employer

We urge you to check out the information at the Entertainment Industry Flex Plan website at:

www.flexplan.com.

You can also check to see if your dentist or doctor is included in the plan at their website.

A summary plan description and rate sheet for the plan are available at www.flexplan.com or just call the union office and we'll gladly mail you a copy of this important information. Your union's office number is (773) 714-1220.

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