The Massachusetts Building Trades Council (MBTC), Maiden, Mass., is making it easier for members to connect with their respective union's addiction recovery program through Recovery, a new online portal. The portal's home page lists the weekly schedule of all participating unions' recovery meetings for members and their dependents, as well as links to each of the unions' programs and contact information for their recovery coordinator and 24/7 support services. Resources include comprehensive health and welfare benefits covering detox, counseling, treatment, weekly peer-to-peer support meetings at union halls and personal facilitation and advocacy by union recovery leaders and coordinators. "We made this website because we just want workers to use the services of these union-led recovery programs," said Daniel McNulty, MBTC's initiative point person. "It's an anti-stigma effort-so workers don't think they'll lose their jobs if they come forward."
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