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PBGC Approves SFA Application for Teamsters Local 1034 Fund
Press Release
Teamsters Local 1034 Fund Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance
WASHINGTON — The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1034 Pension Fund (Teamsters Local 1034 Fund). The plan, based in Long Island City, New York, covers 1,321 participants...
PBGC Approves SFA Application for CIC Lumber Industry Plan
Press Release
CIC Lumber Industry Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance
WASHINGTON — The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Carpenters Industrial Council Lumber Industry Pension Plan (CIC Lumber Industry Plan). The plan, based in Portland, Oregon, covers 5,834 participants in the construction industry...
PBGC approves 100th SFA application: ILWU Employers' - Warehousemen's Plan
Press Release
ILWU Employers' - Warehousemen's Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Special Financial Assistance
WASHINGTON — The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Employers' - Warehousemen's Pension Plan (ILWU Employers' - Warehousemen's Plan). The plan, based in Los Angeles, covers 1,821 participants...
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