November 8, 2010: An ousted union boss who used to lord over Teamster workers at Boston’s two convention centers has found himself a plum new job - at one of the Hub’s convention centers.
John Perry, the former longtime head of Teamsters Local 82 in South Boston, has been working as a truck-dock “checker” at recent shows at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, according to sources.
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The assets of the Central States Pension Fund fell to $9.8 billion at the end of March, a drop of $573 million in the first quarter. The fund projects forward that it will pay $2.83 billion in pension benefits this year, while taking in $651 million in employer contributions.
