The Covid-19 Relief Bill is expected to be voted on in March.
The U.S. House the House Ways & Means Committee yesterday approved “The Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021,” the first step towards moving this legislation towards reconciliation with the upcoming Covid-19 Relief Bill.
In the final days of the campaign, Biden made it clear in a video addressing the membership that he would have the Teamsters Union’s back on these issues.
“It’s long past time the government went to work for you as hard as you have been working for us,” he said. “It is not enough to praise you. We need to protect you, pay you, make sure your pensions are square. Wall Street didn’t build this country, the middle class built this country. And unions built the middle class.”
The Teamsters are glad to be partnering with the Biden-Harris administration to build a better America that works for workers.
“This union backed the Biden-Harris ticket because it put forward a bold pro-worker agenda that will enhance the ability of workers to join together and collectively bargain for better pay and working conditions,” said Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa. “It will also prioritize pension reform to boost workers and retirees and will do more to protect the more than a million essential Teamsters on the job during this coronavirus pandemic.”
The entire House of Representatives will take a vote on the pension language as part of the full COVID-19 stimulus package in the days ahead.
The Teamsters commend the work of the House Ways & Means Committee, which today approved broad COVID-19 stimulus legislation that includes a provision granting relief to hundreds of faltering multiemployer pension plans, including many serving Teamster members.
