JULY 27 -- Secretary-Treasurer and Safety Director Richard Davis is sending a letter to all TWU Local 100 members who are still active and served during the rescue and recovery effort at the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. Retirees who served at the site are also being notified. The letter notes that there are two important deadlines which are coming up on September 11 of this year -- deadlines for filing a 9/11 Notice of Participation with your pension system (either NYCERS or MABSTOA) and a deadline for filing a Registration of Participation with the Worker's Compensation Board.
Read the letter to understand what these deadlines mean for you.
Compensation for 9/11 illnesses (mainly cancers) is still available and is not affected by these deadlines. If you come down with an illness that you believe is attributable to your service during the rescue and recovery effort, you have two years from the time of your diagnosis to make a claim for 9/11 benefits through the federal 9/11 Victim Compensation Board (VCB). We can assist you in making such a claim. Please call the Union Hall for more information.
