Pension Trustee Accountability Milwaukee Local 200, the largest in Wisconsin, elected the entire Tom Leedham Delegate Slate of nine delegates and three alternates to represent members at the IBT Convention. Our members want accountability for pension trustees, stated delegate Tim Buban.
Teamsters are tired of pension trustees who ignore the concerns of working and retired members.
Local 200 members are gathering petition signatures to bring to the convention demanding directly elected pension trustees. The petition calls for elected Central and Southern IBT Vice Presidents to be trustees of the Central States Pension Fund and demands benefit improvements. Members want a COLA for retirees, relaxation of the re-employment rule to allow retirees to survive, and the right to remove trustees who refuse to take any action. A related issue is the sudden insolvency of the Health and Welfare Fund in Wisconsin. An issue in this delegate election was the future of Teamsters in the freight industry.