Southwest is known as a TPA, or Third Party Administrator. Essentially, this means that we handle all of the paperwork and day-to-day operations for those Trust Funds who contract administrative services from us. We are not an insurance company, nor are we the policy decision-makers for the Trust Funds. We perform the operations of billing employers, establishing employee eligibility and processing benefit payments in accordance with the individual Trust Fund rules.

Now, after more than 50 years of service to union members and their families, we have offices in Alhambra California, San Diego California and Las Vegas Nevada, administering health and welfare plans for Trust Funds ranging in size from 500 to 61,000 participants, and pension Trust Funds covering over 190,000 participants.

The role of Southwest is to perform the business of the Trust in accordance with the decisions and directions of the Trustees. We are here to serve you, the membership, and have included information in this web site to assist you in accessing your benefits.