Retirement Links
Government and Senior Advocacy
The below list will link you to websites that provide benefits, programs, and assistance to retirees and seniors.
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Social Security Administration - The Social Security Administration is in charge of enrolling Americans, collecting contributions from payroll taxes, and providing benefits to seniors, beneficiaries, and disabled persons. The web site allows you to request a detailed earnings history and learn about your coverage under Social Security.
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Department of Labor - The Department of Labor has principal jurisdiction over the law known as ERISA. ERISA sets uniform minimum standards to assure that employee benefit plans are established and maintained in a fair and financially sound manner. This Pension Plan is regulated by ERISA.
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PBGC - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) protects the retirement incomes of about 43 million American workers -- one of every three working persons -- including participants in this Pension Plan.
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IRS - The Internal Revenue Service, whatever you think of it, maintains a pretty cool web site. You can download forms, look up laws, and read about taxes in plain English on the IRS web site.
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Illinois Department of Aging - The Illinois Department of Aging helps older people live independently in their own homes and communities. Working with Area Agencies on Aging, community- based service providers and older people themselves, the Illinois Department on Aging strives to improve quality of life for current and future generations of older Illinoisans.
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Administration for Community Living - The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) created the Administration on Aging (ACL) to serve as the Federal agency responsible for increasing access to community supports for all Americans to maximize the independence, well-being and health of older adults, people with disabilities, and their families and caregivers.
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National Council on Aging - The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is a non-profit service and advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, DC. They provide a national voice for older adults - especially those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged -- and the community organizations that serve them. NCOA brings together non-profit organizations, businesses and government to develop creative solutions that improve the lives of all older adults, and works with thousands of organizations across the country to help seniors live independently, find jobs and benefits, improve their health, live independently and remain active in their communities.
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Alliance for Retired Americans - The Alliance for Retired Americans strives to ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights for all citizens so that they may enjoy lives of dignity, personal and family fulfillment and security. Get active today and help create an America that protects the health and economic security of seniors, strengthens families and builds safe and thriving communities.
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AARP - The AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives. As the nation's largest membership organization for people 50+, AARP is leading a revolution in the way people view and live life after 50.
Reciprocal Pension Funds
Our Fund is signatory to the Laborers' International Union of North America's (LIUNA) National Reciprocal Agreement. As such, we coordinate Reciprocal (Partial) Pension benefits for those who work in different areas and participated in other laborers’ pension plans. The below list will link you to LIUNA's National Reciprocal Agreement, a list of signatory plans, and to websites of the largest and local reciprocal funds.