Senator Brown - The Retirement You've Earned

Right now, the pension plans of thousands of Ohioans are at risk of massive cuts. This crisis affects the Building Material Drivers Union Local 436, Composition Roofers Local 42, Southwest Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters, Teamsters Union Local 73, Asbestos Workers Local 8, Bricklayers Local 55, Bricklayers Local 7, Ironworkers Local 17, Laborers Local 265, GCIU, CWA ITU, Central States, Bakery and Confectionery Union and Industry, National Integrated Group, and PACE Industry Union Management.

It’s bad enough that Wall Street squandered workers’ money – and it’s worse that the government that’s supposed to look out for these folks is trying to break the promise made to these workers.

Not on our watch. We won’t allow that to happen.
I’ve rolled out a plan to fix this crisis, without cutting a cent of these Americans’ retirement. It’s called the Butch Lewis Act, named for the former retired head of Teamsters Local 100 in Evendale, Ohio. You can learn more about it HERE.

Now is the time of year when Congress negotiates over a lot of priorities that have to get done – and guaranteeing these pensions has to be at the very top of the list.
Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate have endorsed the Butch Lewis Act, and together we are fighting to get it across the finish line.

As Butch often said, you didn’t work 40 years to get 40 percent of your retirement.

You’ve done your part. Now it’s time for Congress to do theirs.

Sherrod