Tag: Private sector multiemployer plans

Working together on their budget

The brief’s key findings are: A small, but significant, number of multiemployer pension plans face insolvency in the next 20 years – despite actions to reduce benefits and raise contributions. To avoid insolvency, a Commission with representatives from plans, employers, and unions has proposed allowing plans to cut accrued benefits of current workers and retirees…

Mature man is hired to handle outreach to senior adults

The brief’s key findings are: Private sector multiemployer pension plans, which are negotiated by a union with a group of employers, have become a focus of congressional interest.  Multiemployer plans have been hurt by an expansion of benefits during the 1990s and the twin financial crises since 2000.  Most are recovering, but a substantial minority…