Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Administrative District Council, NJ – Apprentice Training and Education Fund

LOCAL 4 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE 2023
ALL TUESDAY NIGHT CLASSES WILL START AT 5PM SHARP AT UNION MEETING
ALL SATURDAY CLASSES WILL START AT 7AM SHARP IN FAIRFIELD

March Classes	April Classes	May Classes
03/18/2023 03/25/2023	4/01/2023 4/08/2023 4/11/2023 4/15/2023 4/22/2023 4/29/2023	5/06/2023 5/09/2023 5/13/2023 5/20/2023 5/27/2023

LOCAL 5 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE 2023
ALL TUESDAY NIGHT CLASSES WILL START AT 5PM SHARP AT UNION MEETING
UNION MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD AT 2531 RT 206 EAST HAMPTON NJ 08060 BOILERMAKERS LOCAL 28 UNION HALL
ALL SATURDAY CLASSES WILL START AT 7AM SHARP BORDENTOWN

March Classes	April Classes	May Classes
03/18/2023 03/25/2023	04/04/2023 04/04/2023 04/08/2023 04/15/2023 04/22/2023 04/29/2023	05/02/2023 05/06/2023 05/13/2023 05/20/2023 05/27/2023

BRING YOUR TOOLS!
ANY QUESTIONS CALL
TOM DOHERTY
973-227-6650

BAC/ADC Apprentice Training & Education of NJ Local #4 & 5
3281 Route 206, Suite 3 – Bordentown, New Jersey 08505
Office: (609) 324-9681 Fax: (609) 324-9685

Today the Hudson County Building Trades and New Jersey City University signed a Project Labor Agreement to use union labor on all construction projects that exceed $5 million.

Project Labor Agreements are a win-win for workers and employers. Workers get good-paying union jobs, while employers can trust that projects will be completed on-time and with the highest quality of work. 

We thank and congratulate Hudson County Building Trades Council President Patrick Kelleher, Andrés Acebo, Interim President of New Jersey City University, Assemblywoman Angela McKnight (D-31), and Hudson County Commissioner Bill O’Dea, in addition to the members of Hudson County Building Trades along with our brothers and sisters in the public sector, including John Polk of CWA 1031, whose support was critical to finalizing this agreement.

In Unity,

BAC US Members:

The International Union is pleased to announce the opening of the 2023 US Bates scholarship program. Every year the program selects three students to receive a stipend of $5,000 per year for up to four years – up to $20,000 total.

To be considered for the 2023 US Bates scholarship, a student must:

• Be a senior in high school and planning to enter college in the fall of 2023
• Be the child or stepchild of a US member in good standing of a US BAC Local

To learn more and apply online, please visit: https://bacweb.org/bac-journal/us-bates-scholarship.

The application deadline is April 12, 2023.

If you have questions, please call BAC at 1-888-880-8222, ext. 3887, or email [email protected].

Fraternally,

BAC Secretary-Treasurer Jeremiah Sullivan

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With the BAC Member Portal and BACMobile Apps, the Future is Ready for You

The International Union, the International Pension Fund, and the International Health Fund encourage participants and retirees to register for the BAC Member Web Portal. Registering for the Web Portal is fast and easy (see box below). Portal users can access annual statements, plan forms, update contact information and check-in when travelling for work. Users can access the BAC Job Information Network and can read BAC and Fund publications. Many Local Union members can now pay their dues electronically through the Member Portal.

Create Your BAC Member Web Portal Account Today!

• Log onto BAC’s homepage at www.bacweb.org
• Have your IU Number ready (located on the upper left of your Union card)
• Have the address of your active e-mail account ready
• Click on the “Member Portal” banner
• Click on “Create an Account”
• Follow the instructions on the screen
• Sign up for the receipt of IPF/IHF materials electronically
• Record your username and password for future use

Attention BAC SAVE Retirement Savings Plan Participants

BAC SAVE Retirement Savings Plan (RSP “Annuity”) participants can now view their account balances on-line through the BAC Member Portal. BAC SAVE 401(k) participants have similar capabilities with the Principal Group after registering through their website at https://login.principal.com/login.

BACMobile

Smartphone and tablet users can access all Member Portal features on the go with the new BACMobile Apps. These applications can be downloaded from Google Play (Android devices) or App Store (iOS devices) as follows:

Android Devices

Visit Google Playstore and search for “bacmobile”. Look for the BACMobile app that displays a trowel. Tap on the icon to download to your device. After downloading launch to begin use.

iOS Devices

Visit the App Store and search for “bacmobile”. Look for the BACMobile app that displays a trowel. Tap on the “Get” button and then click on “Install”. You will be prompted to enter your iTunes login, and then download. Find the BACMobile icon and then launch to begin use.

Register for the BAC Member Web Portal and Mobile Applications and Stay Connected. Start at www.bacweb.org Today!

Participant Annual Statement Instructions

The IPF 2021 Annual Statements are now posted to the BAC Member Portal for those participants that have signed up for electronic access/communications. The remaining paper statements have been placed in the mail. Portal users will be notified by e-mail regarding the Annual Statement posting and will be instructed to complete their IPF beneficiary designations if they have not previously done so. Each participant’s statement contains hours reported by employers on their behalf in the last year, updates of past service and future service credit, and beneficiary information. If any records appear to be incorrect, please notify us, in writing or via email at [email protected]. Also note that Annual Statements, for participants who do not indicate a current address, will be sent to their Local Union. For security, the first five numbers of the Social Security (Insurance) number are suppressed.

On occasion, participants will question information on the statement. The participant statement only shows beneficiary designations received by the Fund office. Designations made for the International Union Death Benefit, BAC SAVE, or Local plans will not appear. Therefore, any beneficiary changes for the IPF must be made on an IPF enrollment card or IPF change of beneficiary card. Participants whose statements do not show a beneficiary will receive an enrollment card or change of beneficiary card enclosed with their statement.

In 2021, the Fund office processed more than 600,000 report transactions from more than 10,000 contributing employers. To verify any discrepancy in hours or possible delinquency, documentation of missing hours is required. A copy of the statement should be accompanied by check stub copies, Local records, or employer records. Hours reported or adjusted in 2021 will appear on the statement in detail, showing the work month and name of employer. If detailed hours for a year earlier than 2021 appear on the statement, the hours were either reported late or originally under an incorrect social security (insurance) number.

Past service credit estimates shown on the Annual Statement consider many factors including the member’s initiation date on the statement, the date of participation of the participant, the date of participation of the member’s Local, the member’s home Local (the Local in which the majority of a participant’s employment has occurred), and any apparent breaks in future service which can cancel service credit. In an ongoing effort to improve the accuracy of the past service credit estimate, some participants may notice a slight change in the past service credit estimate on this year’s statement if the Fund office provided an estimate of benefits. If a participant changes Locals, as a result of a merger or otherwise, past service estimates may be altered due to differing Local Union IPF participation dates. Past service estimates can be verified as part of a pension status letter and this request should be made in writing. A final determination of a participant’s eligibility for past service can only be made at time of application for benefits.

The IPF Annual Statement was expanded to show all hours reported to the IPF on a participant’s behalf. This can include hours worked outside a participant’s home Local including hours worked prior to the date their home Local first participated in IPF. Participants can view a more detailed records of hours reported to the Fund on their behalf via the BAC Member Portal or request hours be sent by mail and may verify any missing hours or periods of disability which are not reflected in Fund office records Periods of disability are not creditable as past or future service but may provide a disability exemption for an apparent break in service.

Reciprocal contributions under the International Reciprocal Agreement appear under the employer account number 297706 (account number 997706 in Canada). Again, if a participant finds a discrepancy in their IPF Annual Statement, please have them contact the Fund Office in writing or via email at [email protected].