MEA Board of Directors Election Scheduled
MEA is seeking members to run in the upcoming MEA Board of Directors election. Newly elected Board members will take office in September 2017 for a two-year term. MEA is a MEMBER OWNED and MEMBER OPERATED organization. MEA has a tradition of robust participation and representation from our members, and that continued active involvement is critical to our success. So […]
Read more >>Catastrophic and Medical Leave Requests
Hi, I’m Ana Vasquez and I’ve worked for the SDPD for over 10 years. Unfortunately it’s been a long struggle for me as I’ve been suffering from debilitating chronic pelvic pain for as long as I can remember. It has progressed over the years from a semi-functional to non-functional quality of life that has intermittently taken me out of work […]
Read more >>Aflac Group Critical Illness Plan
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year. According to the Heart Foundation, someone suffers a heart attack every 34 seconds in the U.S. Do you still think it will not happen to you or a family member? Beating a critical illness can be tough enough, but it’s tougher when […]
Read more >>Aflac Group Hospital Plan “The Most Comprehensive Group Aflac Plan”
If you’ve ever been hospitalized due to an illness or injury, getting well should be your main focus. Your major medical insurance tends to cover many of the medical expenses related to a hospital stay, surgery, an emergency room or doctor office visit. Yet even with a great health insurance plan, you may be left with out-of-pocket expenses or lost […]
Read more >>Special Salary Adjustment (SSA) Application Process – Deadline Approaching!
MEA’s current four-year labor contract includes across-the-board flex and salary increases that apply to all MEA-represented job classifications. In addition, a number of previously approved classification-specific “Special Salary Adjustments” (SSAs) were included to become effective on July 1, 2018. MEA’s contract includes a process whereby additional SSAs that are recommended by the City’s Civil Service Commission in FY 2017 or 2018 can […]
Read more >>Accident coverage starts immediately but you pay nothing until August 2017!
What is Aflac Group Accident Insurance? The 2011 National Safety Council reported that 38.9 million people (about 1 out of 8 people) sought medical treatment for an injury in 2009. Using those statistics, that translates to over 400 MEA members seeking treatment (not counting their family members) for an accident each year. Nobody plans to be in an accident, but […]
Read more >>On-Line Voting for MEA’s Negotiating Team for the Professional Unit is Now Open
Electronic voting for MEA’s Negotiating Team is NOW OPEN via MEA’s website. Voting will continue through 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9 in order to ensure that members have ample time to vote. This is your opportunity to directly participate in one of the most important activities of MEA — selecting the team that will help negotiate contracts that affect […]
Read more >>Aflac Group Enrollment is Open!
The FY18 Group Aflac enrollment period is open and goes until June 30. The Group Aflac enrollment website (www.Aflac.com/SDMEA) is also open and all three plans (Group Accident, Critical Illness and Group Hospital) are available with guaranteed issue to all eligible employees. What is Aflac? Aflac is supplemental insurance that provides you and your family with cash in your time […]
Read more >>Managing Hypertension at Home
The CDC estimates that about 1 in 3 U.S. adults — or about 75 million people — have high blood pressure (HBP), also known as hypertension. Only about half of these people have their hypertension under control. This common condition increases the risk for heart disease and stroke which are two of the leading causes of death for Americans. Because […]
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