Fact Check
May 31, 2018
Soon after we informed participants on May 24 that the American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund (AFM-EPF) will remain in "critical" status this fiscal year, the organization Musicians for Pension Security (MPS) released a message to Fund participants. We would like to correct the record on a few points.
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AFM-EPF Remains in "Critical" Status for Another Fiscal Year Due to Higher Than Expected Investment Earnings
May 24, 2018
At today's meeting of the Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund, our actuaries advised that better than expected investment earnings will keep the Fund in "critical" and not yet "critical and declining" status for another fiscal year. We know that many participants are closely following the status of the Fund, so we wanted to share this news immediately.
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AFM-EPF Trustee Ray Hair Meets with Members of Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pensions
May 12, 2018
On May 10, AFM International President and AFM-EPF Trustee Ray Hair joined AFM Legislative-Political Director Alfonso Pollard in Washington, D.C. to conduct meetings with members of the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pensions and those members' staffs.
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Broadway League Urges Members of Congress to Protect Multiemployer Pensions
May 3, 2018
Representatives of the Broadway League, including AFM-EPF Trustee Chris Brockmeyer, traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to meet with Members of Congress and senior staff on issues of importance to the industry.
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Tell the Joint Select Committee to Protect Your Pension Benefits
April 19, 2018
The Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pensions held its first hearing yesterday. The Committee has also released the opening statements made by its Co-Chairs, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT).
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