About the Trust Fund

The Health & Welfare Trust was negotiated as part of the union contract between GEO/UAW 2322 and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Now, the Trust Fund maintains two distinct benefit plans: the GEO Unit Health & Welfare Plan and the Post-Doctoral Unit Health & Welfare Plan.
The University makes contributions per employee into the Trust Fund, which is then used to purchase health & welfare benefits for eligible employees. The fund has provided employees with benefits since 2000 and has increased and improved the benefits offered each year.
The GEO Unit Health & Welfare Plan provides the following benefits for eligible graduate employees at UMass Amherst:
* high quality dental & vision insurance plans
* contributions toward keeping health care affordable
* childcare reimbursements specifically for grad employees & reduced fees at
University childcare
* a wellness reimbursement benefit
The Post-Doctoral Unit Health & Welfare Plan provides the following benefits for eligible graduate employees at UMass Amherst:
* high quality dental & vision insurance plans
* childcare reimbursements specifically for post-doc employees