Pastva v. Automobile Mechanics Local No. 701 Union and Industry Pension Fund

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Case Number:

1:22-cv-02957

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

791 Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Judge:

Honorable Elaine E. Bucklo

Firms

  1. August 16, 2024

    Breaks In Union Work Axed Mechanic's Pension, Judge Says

    A longtime mechanic forfeited his union pension by taking two multi-year breaks from accepting union-covered work, an Illinois federal judge ruled, siding with a union pension fund in its dispute with the mechanic over his pension eligibility.

  2. December 04, 2023

    Union Pension Fund Seeks Toss Of Mechanic's Benefits Claim

    A union pension fund asked an Illinois federal judge to toss a 67-year-old mechanic's allegations that he was wrongfully denied pension benefits, saying the fund's trustees were within their rights to deny his benefits when he took two multiyear breaks from accepting union-covered work.