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Phillip P.
I worked 30 years at UPS and payed into Teamster Central States Pension Fund. Now at age 66, I got a letter saying CSPF will be taking 50% of my pension, about 1275.00 per month in July 2016. This is a broken contract, broken promise, and theft. Just because it was passed through congress does […]
Tim V.
I worked for the Kroger Co. (Kroger warehouse) in Salem, Va. In 1998 we voted for a 25 year or 30 year retirement at any age which meant $1500.00 per month for 25 years of service or $2000.00 per month for 30 years of service. Now hearing of the information being passed now from central […]
Franklin H.
When a retiree becomes eligible for social security, central states should deduct that amount from that retirees pension giving Teamsters pension plan support for the future. This plan would give our pension support throughout its life instead of having to take cuts periodically and possibly strengthen it for future increases.
Sandra M.
I’m a 618 Teamsters out of St. Loui, Missouri. I got a chronic illness that I had to go out on disability and then later on had to take an early retirement. When I turned 67 I turned my disability into retirement pay. Now I receive a letter from Central States saying they are cutting […]
Richard W.
I worked for Schlitz/Stroh Brewery for 30 years. Every contract that came up we took retirement benefits instead of the massive raises that the company offered. We were promised that our money would grow and when we retired it would be there for us. Now that I have been drawing my pension, Central States says […]
Judy Banks
My husband retired with 40.5 years of service and died about 18 months after retirement. He had elected the 75% spousal survivor benefit option. For the months he was living his pension payment was reduced by several hundred dollars because of this option. When he died I was awarded 75% of the reduced amount, so […]
Robert H.
I have been a Teamster for 34 years and had to retire because of back issues. This pension cut is being rushed, this needs an independent audit of a neutral company. I believe even after these cuts it still will not survive. There is no mention of past cuts or how to survive .The government […]
Michael P.
I worked for United Parcel Service for 33 years as a driver. I worked hard all those years and paid for my pension. After retirement my wife became disabled and I tried to get part-time work to help our income, but every job I asked permission to get was refused by Central States. I was […]
Wayne T.
I feel like others and I have made it clear that we have budget to maintain before December 2014. We were on fixed incomes and now with cuts on the way I have lost both. I’m not here to keep repeating myself. We earned our full pension. I am not here to continue begging. Someone […]
Lenny M.
No one in their right mind will every join the Union again if this goes through. A seven minute speech was all it took for Congress and Senate to vote to destroy the lives and livelihood of those who worked their lives away for the Union to have a retirement. They say it will not […]
James C.
I have not received any letters explaining the cuts. I called Central States and told them I hadn’t. The 1st of December I received a letter saying I would be receiving the papers I hadn’t received from the earlier mailing. Central States said the publishing company would be mailing them. I also know two other […]
Vladimir K.
Including the Pension cut provision in the Omni bill was done underhandedly. It is in direct contradiction with ERISA that protects these pensions. Crippling the pensions earned by 270,000 people deserved to be discussed on the floor of Congress on its own merit. We as Teamsters must realize that this was initiated and done by […]
