Legal Opinion
Hensley v. United Mine Workers Health & Retirement Funds
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided January 6, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 77-187Published
1Opinion of the Court
MOYNAHAN, Chief Judge.
This case involves a disabled miner’s dispute over the eligibility standards applied to award health and pension benefits under the 1950 UMWA Benefit Plan and Trust, and the 1950 UMWA Pension Plan. These union welfare funds are irrevocable trusts established through collective bargaining by the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement, under the authority of Section 302(c)(5) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 186(c)(5). This Act requires the Trustees of the Funds to administer the trust for the “sole and exclusive benefit of the employees.” The Funds are…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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