William H. Thurber v. The Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan

This is an appeal from a summary judgment dismissing appellant’s claim for “early retirement” pension benefits under an employer-employee pension plan established pursuant to § 302 of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 U.S.C. § 186. We affirm.

Appellant, William H. Thurber, age 64, is a former employee of Snow Peak Dairy, Inc. Appellees are a pension plan and its trustees. Under the terms of bargaining agreements between General Teamsters Local Union 324, of which.Thurber was a member, and the Fluid Milk Operators, to which Snow Peak was a signatory, Snow Peak was obligated to make…