Who We Are

Founded in 2005, Labor First’s core business focus has been to service the healthcare and insurance needs of organized labor. Labor First is a licensed and certified, full service employee benefits consulting and brokerage firm exclusively devoted to the insurance needs of union and ERISA trust funds. Our staff of professionals are focused on and experienced in serving the multifaceted needs of all parties associated with multi-employer benefit plans. We have the expertise to provide health benefits and insurance consulting services to help you improve just one part of your benefit program or implement a full service, end-to-end solution.

Labor First’s exclusive focus on servicing collectively bargained Taft-Hartley and multiemployer benefit plans affords us the ability to better understand the issues and concerns of organized labor. In fact, many of our key consultants and representatives have strong personal, family, community and historical ties to the labor movement. Successfully consulting to union benefit plans and their boards of trustees requires a consulting firm skilled in the issues and concerns facing organized labor every day. It requires consultants who are focused on, and experienced in, serving the complex needs of all the parties involved with multiemployer plans.

With the recent impact to union benefit plans due to the many regulatory changes surrounding healthcare reform, this unique skill set has been even more magnified.

 

What We Do

Having an objective consulting approach means the Labor First team has no stake in providing answers tied to products or pre-packaged solutions. While we draw on the resources and knowledge of the entire firm in our consulting assignments, our advice and guidance is tailored to the particular needs and circumstances of each specific client. By investing our resources and developing our expertise based on the current and emerging needs of each union we work for, we have a long track record of creating durable, innovative and flexible solutions. Our core mission is to help you create result driven benefit practices while construction the most cost-effective method to managing benefit programs such as;

  • Vendor procurement & selection- We conduct an aggressive RFP evaluation to leverage and negotiate the strongest products available in the industry.
  • Delivery & Account Maintenance- Our transitioning strategy is seamless, minimizing member disruption. Going forward, we continuously work with vendors to guarantee best in class benefits while monitoring compliance requirements.
  • Dedicated On-Going Member Service- Our goal is to provide the best client service in the industry. We understand the mindset and how to communicate to the lifeblood of every union…the membership!