Same team. Same commitment. Building for tomorrow.
In Fall 2021, the St. Louis – Kansas City Carpenters Regional Council merged with the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters to form the new Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (MACRC). Over 50,000 active members strong, the MACRC is well positioned to continue growing and expanding union labor in the Midwest.
With all the change occurring, members have wondered about the status of their benefits. We are pleased to assure you that the Trustees of Carpenters Benefit Trust Funds are committed to keeping our benefit plans strong for you and future generations. In this deep commitment, we are strengthening the Carpenters Benefit Office by establishing the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Benefit Services, Inc. (MACRBS). This new benefit organization is staffed with the same team that has served you over the years. Here’s what you can expect:
Your benefits remain here.
If your health, pension, vacation and annuity benefits were with “St. Louis – Kansas City” Carpenters Regional Benefit Services at the time of the council merger, your benefits will continue to be provided here. We will continue operating out of the 1419 Hampton Avenue office in St. Louis next to the Carpenters’ Hall with a satellite office located inside Carpenters Kansas City Training Center. Our benefits team members will continue serving you as we have in the past.
What’s new?
First, effective January 3, 2022, our Benefit Office hours of operation are changing to meet your needs more effectively. Our buildings and phone lines will be open 8a- 4:30p Monday – Friday. Refining our office hours actually helps us respond to your needs when you need us most.
Second, we will be rolling out a new benefit plans website to serve you better in early 2022. The information you need is being made available in a more user-friendly layout.
Third, while we have the same mission – we have a new look. We have a new logo to better represent our benefits’ organization. Our new logo will roll out slowly over the next few months.
Read more about our new logo and what it represents in our commitment to serving you.
