House to Vote This Week on Butch Lewis Act – Call Your Congressperson

HR 397 – The Butch Lewis Act is expected to be voted on in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, July 24. Teamsters and allies are asked to call their House representative and ask them to vote YES on the bill. Click here for The House switchboard directory. The National United Committee to Protect Pensions will have Teamster activists present in the House Chamber when votes are cast.

rlewis_thumb.jpgShould the legislation pass the House, it will move on to deliberation this fall in the Senate. 

Read this article for useful background on what’s happening with the challenges facing our pensions.

 

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