Kenneke v. First National Bank of Chicago

This appeal stems from a class action filed by two former employees of the company that published Chicago Today. Their employment was terminated when that newspaper ceased publication in 1974.

The plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleged that, as part of a collective bargaining agreement between the company and their union, the plaintiffs and other union members voluntarily accepted reduced wages as consideration for the company’s making provision for benefits for them under the Chicago Newspaper Publisher’s Association Drivers Union Pension Plan (the Plan). According to the amended complaint,…