U.S. House passes Butch Lewis Act Aug 1, 2019 The bill would give federal loans to union multi-employer pension plans to prevent their collapse.
U.S. House committee passes bill to rescue failing union pension plans Jun 18, 2019 The Butch-Lewis Act would lend money to pension plans to give them a chance to recover.
Congress delays report on union pension fix Dec 4, 2018 The Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans was supposed to vote on a solution to the looming crisis in union-sponsored pensions by the end of November.
Unions ask Congress to let distressed pensions trim retiree benefits May 1, 2013 10 million workers are covered by multiemployer pensions, but at least half are in serious trouble
