Retirement Process
Below we have listed the steps in the retirement process to help ease the burden of how confusing it may feel for some individuals. Listed is a step by step process to help you when you are getting closer to retirement age. Please call the Hall with any questions! We can assist you throughout the process if needed. We are here to help!
Step by step process to retire from all 3 pensions:
--Make a decision regarding a future retirement date.
--Keep in mind it will takes 60-90 days to process each claim
--Call the Hall to request the applications to be emailed to you, printed and mailed to your home or picked up. You will then fill out all applications at home and will call the Hall to make an appointment for them to be reviewed before submission.
~Here are the steps below if you would like to submit the applications without total assistance from the Hall.
Local 141 Profit Sharing:
Make a copy for yourself and mail to:
American Benefits
3150 US Route 60
Ona, WV 25545-9507
Pension Benefit Fund (PBF) - International
Based on the number of years paying dues. $4.50/year
If you do not have a printer, call the Hall and Heather will print out the application for you. We will then set up an appt for a future date to review the entire application.
To print the application at home:
This is an easy and clear application. You should have no problems answering the questions or finding your documentation. Once it is completed call Heather to set up an appointment for review. It will then need to be read at the closest Union Meeting and signed by the Business Manager.
We will email your application directly to the International Office the following Monday after the Union Meeting.
A copy will be maintained in the file.
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NEBF
Based on years of service. $32.00/year
If you would like to request your covered years of service with the NEBF, click on the following link: Request for Status Information
*This will generally take 8 weeks to receive notice from their office so please be patient print that out and fax to: (301)869-4322
or mail to:
National Electrical Benefit Fund
2400 Research Blvd Suite 500
Rockville, MD 20850-3266
The NEBF gives out no personal information over the phone. They will send you a letter in the mail.
*If you already have registered yourself and have an NEBF user name & password then go to "Documents" then click on "Benefit Estimate" and click "submit" and it will instantly be in your "Documents" folder to view named "Online Estimate". This will be the same infomation but will be recieved sooner than mailing it and waiting.
You may call the Hall and we will print the application or you can go to the website:
Click HERE for the NEBF application
--or--
Click HERE to go to the NEBF website
Complete the form timely and mail into:
NEBF
2400 Research Blvd., Suite 500
Rockville, MD 20850
*If you mail it out yourself please call the Hall so they can mark your file.