Unions - Health and Welfare

The majority of your healthcare benefits are provided through your Union’s insurance plans. Please consult your individual collective bargaining agreement: Local 1199, Local 32B-32J, Local 100, MEBA, or MM&P.

The following Health & Welfare benefits are available to you through Columbia University:

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Healthcare FSA
  • Dependent Care FSA
  • Child Care Benefit (1199 East, Local 100 only)
• Transit/Parking Reimbursement Program
• Life Insurance (Local 100)
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (Local 100)
• Voluntary Benefits 
• Well-Being programs

To learn more about the benefits terms see the Benefits Glossary.

Choose Your Coverage Carefully

Your elections will be in effect from January 1 or your date of hire (whichever is later) until December 31. Unless you have a Qualified Life Status Change, you will not have another opportunity to change your benefits coverage until the annual benefits Open Enrollment held each fall.

Please keep in mind in order to have Flexible Spending Accounts, you must enroll online within 31 days of your date of hire. If you miss the deadline, you will not have this benefit.

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Find basic information on the Patient Protection and ACA.