News
Summer 2025
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...
Fall 2024
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...
Summer 2024
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,...
Spring 2024
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...
Fall 2023
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...
Summer 2023
I had the honor and pleasure of recognizing Rodney S. Boling at the 2023 annual meeting of the members. Brother Boling surpassed fifty (50) years of membership in 2021. I presented him with a plaque and expressed my appreciation for his long- standing support and...