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Our Benefits Trial Posted on October 31, 2013 at 02:28:12 AM by Admin
The trial over the Hoover Company/Chicago Pacific/Maytag/Whirlpool health care benefits will begin at 9:00 A.M. on November 4, 2013:
Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S Courthouse
125 Market Street
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
Driving Instructions:
I-76 East
Exit onto I-80 East
Right onto I-680 South
Exit 6B to US-62 East/OH-7 North/Market Street
Right onto Market Street
Courthouse is on the right
We need at least 40 people to attend this trial. I can not emphasize enough how important this is. These are your benefits. Lets not let these benefits be taken away because we can not stand up and support those who are fighting to keep them. This trial could last as long as a week or more, but we need your support to let the trial judge know how important these benefits are to you. You have worked so hard to earn them and they were promised the day you retired.
Current update:
This will be a bench trial and will be decided by a Federal Judge. The trial by jury did not fit the case because of the complexity of the issue with ERISA laws and also our rights to appeal the case if we do not win.
Next, the case has been arranged in classes: for example: those retiring in the class of 1980-1982, 1983-1992, 1993-2003, 2003-2008. That is my understanding at this time.
I also understand that the trial judge has ruled in favor of Whirlpool on the class of 1983-1992. Seems that the judge may not have understood how the contracts between IBEW Local 1985 and the Hoover Company in the A-1 Plan work. "THIS WILL BE APPEALED ALONG WITH THOSE IN GROUP 3 OF THE 2003 CONTRACT EXTENSION"
All other groups, 1980-1982,1993-2003,2003-2008 will be the heart of this trial.
I hope this is enough information to ignite a burning flame for all who have worked so hard at the Hoover Company. This is our opportunity to unite once again for a common cause.