Construction Workforce PBGC OKs Construction Union Locals' Pension Fund Merger Tom Ichniowski January 15, 2020 No Comments Merger of New York State LIUNA locals' pension funds is first under 2014 multiemployer pension law.Read More
Construction Workforce Senate Confirms Scalia to be Labor Secretary Attorney faces key construction issues, including apprenticeship proposal Tom Ichniowski September 17, 2019 No Comments Update 9/26: Nominee approved on 53-44 vote along party lines.Read More
More than half of multiemployer plans are in construction's unionized sector Pension Agency Paints Grim Picture for Multiemployer Program Tom Ichniowski August 8, 2019 One Comment Unless Congress acts, PBGC says multiemployer program will run out of funds by end of FY 2025.Read More
Construction Workforce House Passes Bill to Aid Ailing Multiemployer Pension Plans Tom Ichniowski July 24, 2019 No Comments UPDATE 7/26/19: House approves bill to create a federal loan program to help plans in distressed condition.Read More
Multiemployer Pension Fix From Congress Unlikely Until 2019 Tom Ichniowski December 19, 2018 No Comments A special congressional committee missed its Nov. 30 deadline for developing a plan to help troubled U.S. multiemployer pension plans.Read More