Legal Opinion
UIU Severance Pay Trust Fund v. Local Union No. 18-U, United Steelworkers
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1993No. Nos. 92-2183, 92-2284PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Local 18-U (the Union) is a labor union presently affiliated with the United Steelworkers of America (USW). Harold Oliver served as the Union’s full-time business representative from June 1981 until September 1990. During that time, the Union made contributions on his behalf to the Upholster*510ers International Union Severance Pay Trust Fund (the Fund).1
The district court found that the Fund is governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. The parties have not challenged this finding on appeal. But because this issue is…
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