Saturday, August 25, 2007

Some 5,500 ILWU members now eligible for partners' pensions

Burrows, 71, has fought for pension benefits left by his partner, Bill Swenor, since Swenor's death in March 2005 at age 66. Last week, International Longshore and Warehouse Union locals 6 and 17 - based in Oakland and West Sacramento, respectively - announced they had renegotiated their contracts to grant pension benefits to domestic partners, and made the change retroactive to include Burrows.

http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_6695942?IADID

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