January 03, 2012 2:00 PM CST

MCAA union member meeting

Discuss unfunded liability - withdrawl liability

By Jeff Buczkiewicz

The MCAA is holding a union meeting for all MCAA members who are signatory to union contracts. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the MCAA convention at the World of Concrete/Masonry in Las Vegas on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 from 1:00-3:00 PM at the Las Vegas Convention Center in the North Hall, room N212.

The special guest speaker will be Thomas Vasiljevich, Esq. from Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., from Chicago, Ill. He will be discussing the topic of Unfunded Liability – Withdrawl Liability. There will be handouts and letters to find out where your company stands right now.

In addition, we will be discussing lobbying efforts underway to change CBA – pensions. Open discussion will follow on the following topics:

• Co-responsibility or shared responsibility by both labor and management
• No increases in accrual rates until the fund reaches 80% of funding
• CBA increases, a considerable portion will be allocated to buy down the liability and make the funds whole

These all are topics of discussion currently submitted by members and other ideas will be discussed as well from those in attendance.

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About the Author

Jeff Buczkiewicz is the President and CEO of the Mason Contractors Association of America. Jeff has worked in the masonry industry for several years as the Executive Vice President of the Building Stone Institute and the Director of Marketing and Membership for the Mason Contractors Association of America. Jeff has also served as Secretary on the Board of the Natural Stone Council and is a former Board Member of the StonExpo Federation.