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LETTER OF THE LAW
Official Publication of the Labor Association of Wisconsin, Inc.
N116 W16033 Main Street, Germantown, WI 53022
WEB: www.lawinc-wi.org
PHONE: 262-946-4000 1-800-657-0742
FAX: 262-946-3000 E-MAIL: law@lawinc-wi.org
February 2009 Volume 24, Issue 2
Announcing the Unveiling of the New
In This Issue LAW, Inc. Website!
New! LAW, Inc.
Law, Inc. has launched a new website; www.lawinc-wi.org. Our website
Website
is designed to keep members up to date on membership news, vision-
dental-VEBA information, Letter of the Law newsletter, and many other
Law Inc Health areas of interest to our members. Staff members also have new email
Benefit Trust
addresses, effective Monday, February 16th, so be sure to update your
email address books.
Reward
General Email Telephone Numbers
Settlements
Toll Free: 1-800-657-0742
law@lawinc-wi.org Office: 262-946-4000
New Labor Fax: 262-946-3000
Consultant billing@lawinc-wi.org Office: 262-946-4000 Ext. 223
Labor Consultants
Dates to Remember Patrick Coraggio - patrickc@lawinc-wi.org Office: 715-649-3335
Office: 262-946-4000 Ext. 222
Ben Barth - benbarth@lawinc-wi.org
Cell: 262-424-4864
New! For Your Gary Krueger - garyk@lawinc-wi.org Cell: 715-965-1767
Health
Jason Ganiere - jasong@lawinc-wi.org Cell: 262-352-2707
Jerri Behnke - jerrib@lawinc-wi.org Cell: 262-424-8702
Cathy Tupper - cathyt@lawinc-wi.org Cell: 715-212-2235
Mike Yogerst - mikey@lawinc-wi.org Office: 262-946-4000
Dan Kraschnewski - dank@lawinc-wi.org Cell: 715-905-0200
NOTE: If your primary Rep. is not available and you require an immediate response, call
the Home Office at 1-800-657-0742. If the office is closed, call one of the other Labor
Consultants whose number is listed above. On weekends a Rep. can be reached by
calling the home office number.
Office Administration
JoEllen Islo - joelleni@lawinc-wi.org Office: 262-946-4000 Ext. 221
Marlene Yogerst - marleney@lawinc-wi.org Office: 262-946-4000 Ext. 223
Debbie Plunkett - debbiep@lawinc-wi.org Office: 262-946-4000 Ext. 225
WANTED - CANDIDATES FOR THE LAW BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The LAW Health Benefit Board of Trustees has 2 vacancies. The candidates for the LAW Board of Trustees must
be a member of a full-service Association which is in good standing. A full term on the Board of Trustees is 4 years.
The meetings of the Board are usually held during the months of January, April, July and October.
SETTLEMENTS
The F.L. Weyenberg Library, represented by Ben Barth settled their contract for 2 years with a wage
increase of 3.25% in both 2009 and 2010.
The Nekoosa Department of Public Works represented by Ben Barth, have settled their contract for 2 years
with a wage increase of 2.5% in 2009 and 3% in 2010.
The Lisbon Employee’s Association settled their contract for 2009 and 2010 with wage increases of 2% for
both years.
The Grafton Police Association represented by Ben Barth settled their contract for 3 years with wages
increases of 3% in 2009, 3.25% in 2010 and 3% in 2011.
The Grafton Dispatchers Association also settled their contract for 2009-2011 with wage increases of 3% for
each year.
Reminder!
To make sure our contact list is always up-to-date please contact us by phone, fax or email
with any changes in membership or association officers.
Phone: 262-946-4000 ~ (800)-657-0742
Fax: 262-946-3000
Email: law@lawinc-wi.org
LAW STAFF LAW INC. HEALTH BENEFIT TRUST ACCOUNT
Please use the email
contact links on our LAW, Inc. is continually accepting members in the trust account. By
website to contact contributing $10.00 per month for 10 years, you will receive a return of
LAW staff. approximately 650% of your investment at today’s projection for your
investment of $1,200. For every 3 months an employee contributes
Labor Consultants
Patrick J. Coraggio – after their initial 10 years, they would be entitled to an additional one
Germantown month of a benefit. Currently, after 10 years, you are entitled to 120 months of
(262) 946-4000
benefits. Under this plan, you would be entitled to accumulate additional months at the
Benjamin M. Barth – ratio of 1 month of benefit equals 3 months of contributions. Under this formula,
Germantown
(262) 946-4000 someone who paid into the plan for 20 years would be entitled to an additional 40
months (3 yrs + 4 months) of benefits. The additional months earned may be used at
Jason Ganiere – the front or back of the base 120 months that is triggered at age 55 or later. A
New Berlin
(262) 352-2707 participant can draw from the fund while the employee is still working. For example, if
someone contributed for 20 years and was entitled to an additional 40 months, they
Jerri Behnke – could start drawing this benefit before their 52nd birthday. As the fund grows, so does
Ozaukee
(262) 424-8702 your payout. Participants draw from the fund tax-free to help pay for health, dental
and vision premiums when they are eligible. Members of LAW can take advantage of
Gary Krueger –
Medford this wonderful benefit by filling out a simple application. Sign up your spouse as an
(715) 965-1767 affiliate member for $2/month and get the same benefits X2.
Catherine Tupper -
Lincoln
(715) 212-2235
Mike Yogerst –
Germantown
WANTED - NEW VEBA PARTCIPANTS
Dan Kraschnewski –
Medford
(715) 965-7070 At the last meeting of the LAW Health Trust Benefit Board of Trustees, the Board voted to offer
an incentive to sign up affiliate members.
Administration
Jo Ellen Islo
Effective August 1st, 2008 through December 31, 2009, any person that signs up for the trust as
Marlene Yogerst
an affiliate member will have their $2.00 per month affiliate membership waived until January 1,
2010.
Debbie Plunkett
Hopefully, this will be an incentive for current participants to sign up their spouse, relatives and
Legal Counsel: friends
Linda Vanden Heuvel –
Lisa Vanden Heuvel –
Germantown
Scott Schroeder –
Janesville
Andy Phillips –
got ideas?
Oshkosh
James Martin – If you have any information you would like printed in the Letter of the Law, please contact our
Lake Geneva Germantown office with your ideas for consideration.
Lobbyist:
Forbes McIntosh
Insurance Analyst
Marty Tomcek
REWARD
Join the ranks of other fellow LAW, Inc. members by
recommending us to a prospective local. If the new local
becomes a member of the LAW Family, you will receive a
$100 reward.
DATES TO REMEMBER
February 2 – Groundhog’s Day
February 12 – Lincoln’s Birthday
February 14 – Valentine’s Day
February 16 – President’s Day
February 22 – Washington’s Birthday
“Your life lies before you like a path of driven snow, be careful
how you tread it ‘cause every step will show.” - Lowri Williams
For Your Health!
Sea Salt vs. Table Salt
What’s the Difference?
Salt as we know it is a pure white free flowing spice that we find essential to flavoring our daily
foods. Usually one doesn’t even think about it much unless we have a medical condition where
a doctor will tell us to decrease the amount of salt intake.
Table salt is normally rock or ocean salt that is mined, heat blasted, chemically treated, and
then anti-caking agents and iodine added to it. What you have left is table salt that is basically
dead. It is now just dry sodium and chloride. Once again man is cheating us of one of Mother
Nature’s most perfect foods. Processed salt is now devoid of all the essential minerals and
macrobiotic nutrients that our bodies need to survive.
Consider this, when you cry your tears are salty, and if you’ve cut yourself and tasted your blood, you know it is salty. The fluids
in our bodies are like an ocean environment. Salt is essential for life and yet our bodies cannot make it so it must come from an
outside source. Most often it comes from meat or regular table salt. The problem is that our bodies don’t really know what to do
with processed salt. Years of processed salt intake can damage almost all areas of the body such as the heart, kidneys, muscles
and bones and it is processed salt that bloats us and causes water retention. Processed salt can put a body out of balance.
According to Dr Langre’s book, people that have an aversion to salt or tell you they dislike salt most likely have too much sodium
chloride attached to their organs and tissues, are really telling you that they are sick and are in need of essential minerals.
100% natural sea salt maintains its integrity. Quite frankly, natural, organic sea salt is completely unfooled around with and is still
harvested the same way it was done 2000 years ago by French salt farmers. It is hand raked and left in the sun to dry. All of the
trace and micro-nutrients are fully intact. The correct balance of sodium and chloride are present as well as calcium, magnesium,
potassium and 90 other trace and micro-nutrients. These are charged minerals that retain a lot of moisture and are grey in color.
If your sea salt from the health food store is white and free flowing then it is processed and should not be used.
When natural sea salt is ingested, it immediately works with the saliva in the mouth (amalese in particular) and starts the
digestive process. The more minerals present in the mouth the more digestion takes place. Digestion continues in the stomach.
Natural organic sea salt has been known to lower blood pressure and decrease water retention. It enables the liver, kidneys and
adrenals to work much more efficiently. It can boost the immune system. Natural sea salt has all the elements of the ocean and
this means that the survival potential of a body is much greater than if you remove these vital elements.
Do your body good and get natural grey sea salt. It won’t pour like table salt because of the moisture content, but the health
benefits can be significant.
Note: In an effort to improve the health of everyone in the United States, organizations like the American Heart Association urge
us all to cut back on table salt. But there really isn't a one-size-fits-all recommendation for daily sodium intake. If you are under
age 50, your blood pressure is in a healthy range, and your health is good, you probably have little reason to worry about salt
intake. A lower-sodium diet is good for people who are older, who are of African American descent, or who have high blood
pressure or diabetes. These folks should limit their sodium (table salt) intake to no more than 2,300–2,400 mg a day. People with
heart failure or kidney disease are advised to keep their sodium intake under 2,000 mg.
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