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I had the pleasure of recognizing Brother Greg E. Luiz at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Members. Brother Luiz surpassed fifty (50) years of BR&CF membership in 2024. It was my honor to present him with a plaque in appreciation of his long-standing support and...

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT The BR&CF board of directors acted at their April meeting to increase the maximum daily benefit level to $300 per day. New members can join at $300 and current members who wish to increase their daily benefit level may apply for an...

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT I am pleased to report that the BR&CF Board of Directors unanimously adopted a resolution that creates a separate dues structure for specific crafts. This step was taken in recognition of the distinctly lower discipline environment...

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT The BR&CF board of directors enacted two major initiatives at their April meeting. First, I am pleased to announce that the board authorized a dues rate reduction of approximately fifteen percent (15%) effective June 1st. Secondly,...

The Fund is now capable of providing benefits in real-time to our Canadian members safely and securely via Interac e-Transfer. The point of utilizing a real-time payment (RTP) service is to provide BR&CF members access to their benefit payments within ONE HOUR of...

The board of directors acted at the October meeting to amend the BR&CF Constitution. I am pleased to report the amendment was adopted by unanimous consent. A letter was recently mailed to all BR&CF members regarding the amended constitution. The letter...