
Detroit Carpenters’ Pension Plan Pension Recovery Program
Updates and Events
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2021Sep 12
ARPA Relief Telephone Town Hall
The Trustees explained the decision to withdraw our MPRA application and to pursue relief through ARPA instead. We will host additional Telephone Town Halls and share information in many other ways as we learn more about where we stand in the ARPA application process.
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2021Aug 30
Trustees Elect to Withdraw MPRA Application
Trustees vote to withdraw the plan’s MPRA application effective August 30, 2021, in favor of pursuing ARPA funding assistance.
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2020Oct 28
Revised Pension Recovery Program Available on Treasury Website
The revised Pension Recovery Program application that the Trustees submitted to the Treasury Department is now available on the Treasury website's MPRA application page. You can read or download the entire Pension Recovery Program application. You can also comment on the the revised Pension Recovery Program application and read others' comments on the Treasury Department website. You have until December 11, 2020, to submit a comment. The Treasury Department's MPRA application page defaults to show the applications in alphabetical order, with only the first 10 entries on the first page. You can expand the number of entries shown on the page, click on the link at the bottom of the chart to go to the next page, or change how the chart is sorted in order to find the "Carpenters Pension Trust Fund - Detroit & Vicinity (2nd Application)" row.
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2020Oct 25
Local 1102 Telephone Town Hall Meeting
In order to communicate with participants safely, we are holding several Tele-Town Hall meetings in October to explain our plan and answer your questions. You may join any meeting that fits your schedule. You can join another Local Union meeting if that is more convenient. To join the Tele-Town Hall, answer the phone when it rings or call 800-460-1205. The schedule for the meetings is below.
- All Participants: Sunday, October 4 at 7 pm
- All Apprentices: Tuesday, October 6 at 7 pm
- Local 1045: Sunday, October 11 at 7 pm
- All Retirees: Wednesday, October 14 at 11 am
- Local 687: Sunday, October 18 at 7 pm
- Local 1234: Thursday, October 22 at 7 pm
- Local 1102: Sunday, October 25 at 7 pm
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2020Oct 22
Local 1234 Telephone Town Hall Meeting
In order to communicate with participants safely, we are holding several Tele-Town Hall meetings in October to explain our plan and answer your questions. You may join any meeting that fits your schedule. You can join another Local Union meeting if that is more convenient. To join the Tele-Town Hall, answer the phone when it rings or call 800-460-1205. The schedule for the meetings is below.
- All Participants: Sunday, October 4 at 7 pm
- All Apprentices: Tuesday, October 6 at 7 pm
- Local 1045: Sunday, October 11 at 7 pm
- All Retirees: Wednesday, October 14 at 11 am
- Local 687: Sunday, October 18 at 7 pm
- Local 1234: Thursday, October 22 at 7 pm
- Local 1102: Sunday, October 25 at 7 pm
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2020Oct 18
Local 687 Telephone Town Hall Meeting
In order to communicate with participants safely, we are holding several Tele-Town Hall meetings in October to explain our plan and answer your questions. You may join any meeting that fits your schedule. You can join another Local Union meeting if that is more convenient. To join the Tele-Town Hall, answer the phone when it rings or call 800-460-1205. The schedule for the meetings is below.
- All Participants: Sunday, October 4 at 7 pm
- All Apprentices: Tuesday, October 6 at 7 pm
- Local 1045: Sunday, October 11 at 7 pm
- All Retirees: Wednesday, October 14 at 11 am
- Local 687: Sunday, October 18 at 7 pm
- Local 1234: Thursday, October 22 at 7 pm
- Local 1102: Sunday, October 25 at 7 pm
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2020Oct 14
All Retirees Telephone Town Hall Meeting
In order to communicate with participants safely, we are holding several Tele-Town Hall meetings in October to explain our plan and answer your questions. You may join any meeting that fits your schedule. You can join another Local Union meeting if that is more convenient. To join the Tele-Town Hall, answer the phone when it rings or call 800-460-1205. The schedule for the meetings is below.
- All Participants: Sunday, October 4 at 7 pm
- All Apprentices: Tuesday, October 6 at 7 pm
- Local 1045: Sunday, October 11 at 7 pm
- All Retirees: Wednesday, October 14 at 11 am
- Local 687: Sunday, October 18 at 7 pm
- Local 1234: Thursday, October 22 at 7 pm
- Local 1102: Sunday, October 25 at 7 pm
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2020Oct 11
Local 1045 Telephone Town Hall Meeting
In order to communicate with participants safely, we are holding several Tele-Town Hall meetings in October to explain our plan and answer your questions. You may join any meeting that fits your schedule. You can join another Local Union meeting if that is more convenient. To join the Tele-Town Hall, answer the phone when it rings or call 800-460-1205. The schedule for the meetings is below.
- All Participants: Sunday, October 4 at 7 pm
- All Apprentices: Tuesday, October 6 at 7 pm
- Local 1045: Sunday, October 11 at 7 pm
- All Retirees: Wednesday, October 14 at 11 am
- Local 687: Sunday, October 18 at 7 pm
- Local 1234: Thursday, October 22 at 7 pm
- Local 1102: Sunday, October 25 at 7 pm
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2020Oct 06
All Apprentices Telephone Town Hall Meeting
In order to communicate with participants safely, we are holding several Tele-Town Hall meetings in October to explain our plan and answer your questions. You may join any meeting that fits your schedule. You can join another Local Union meeting if that is more convenient. To join the Tele-Town Hall, answer the phone when it rings or call 800-460-1205. The schedule for the meetings is below.
- All Participants: Sunday, October 4 at 7 pm
- All Apprentices: Tuesday, October 6 at 7 pm
- Local 1045: Sunday, October 11 at 7 pm
- All Retirees: Wednesday, October 14 at 11 am
- Local 687: Sunday, October 18 at 7 pm
- Local 1234: Thursday, October 22 at 7 pm
- Local 1102: Sunday, October 25 at 7 pm
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2020Oct 04
All Participants Telephone Town Hall Meeting
In order to communicate with participants safely, we are holding several Tele-Town Hall meetings in October to explain our plan and answer your questions. You may join any meeting that fits your schedule. You can join another Local Union meeting if that is more convenient. To join the Tele-Town Hall, answer the phone when it rings or call 800-460-1205. The schedule for the meetings is below.
- All Participants: Sunday, October 4 at 7 pm
- All Apprentices: Tuesday, October 6 at 7 pm
- Local 1045: Sunday, October 11 at 7 pm
- All Retirees: Wednesday, October 14 at 11 am
- Local 687: Sunday, October 18 at 7 pm
- Local 1234: Thursday, October 22 at 7 pm
- Local 1102: Sunday, October 25 at 7 pm
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2020Oct 01
Revised Pension Recovery Program Application Accepted by the U.S. Treasury Department
On September 29, 2020, the Trustees submitted our Pension Recovery Program application to the U.S. Treasury Department. The Treasury Department notified the Board that it had formally accepted our application on October 1, 2020. Now the Treasury Department has 225 days to review and then approve or deny our proposal. That means that it must act by May of 2021. The full application will be posted on the Treasury Department's website within 30 days. You will be able to review the entire application, check on its status, read comments that have been submitted regarding the application, and submit your own comments on the application. It may take the Treasury Department some time to post the application and to turn on the comment link. If it is not there when you visit the site, please check back in a few days.
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2020Sep 29
Revised Pension Recovery Program Application Submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department
On September 29, 2020, the Trustees submitted our Pension Recovery Program application to the U.S. Treasury Department. Once the Treasury Department notifies the Board that it has formally accepted our application, it will have 225 days to review and then approve or deny our proposal. That means that it must act by about May of 2021. The full application will be posted on the Treasury Department's website within 30 days. You will be able to review the entire application, check on its status, read comments that have been submitted regarding the application, and submit your own comments on the application. It may take the Treasury Department some time to post the application and to turn on the comment link. If it is not there when you visit the site, please check back in a few days.
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2020Apr 23
MPRA Application Withdrawn
Based on the recommendation of the Treasury Department, the MPRA application was withdrawn.
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2019Nov 04
Treasury Website Now Accepting Comments on the Pension Recovery Program Application
You can now comment on the the Plan's Pension Recovery Program application and read others' comments on the Treasury Department website. On the site, you can also read or download the complete Pension Recovery Program application and see the status of the application. The Treasury Department's MPRA application page defaults to show the applications in alphabetical order, with only the first 10 entries on the first page. You can expand the number of entries shown on the page, click on the link at the bottom of the chart to go to the next page, or change how the chart is sorted in order to find the "Carpenters Pension Trust Fund - Detroit & Vicinity" row.
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2019Oct 23
Pension Recovery Program Available on Treasury Website
The complete Pension Recovery Program that the Trustees submitted to the Treasury Department is now available on the Treasury website's MPRA application page. On the site, you can see the status of the application ("In review" is the status as of October 23, 2019) and read or download the entire Pension Recovery Program application. Soon, you will also be able to comment on it and read others' comments too. It can take Treasury a few weeks after the application is posted on the website to turn on the comment feature. We will update our website when that is available to you. The Treasury Department's MPRA application page defaults to show the applications in alphabetical order, with only the first 10 entries on the first page. You can expand the number of entries shown on the page, click on the link at the bottom of the chart to go to the next page, or change how the chart is sorted in order to find the "Carpenters Pension Trust Fund - Detroit & Vicinity" row.
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2019Oct 16
MPRA Pension Recovery Program In-Person Meeting: Local 1234
Save the Date: Wednesday, October 16 at 6 pm
During the meeting, we’ll explain and provide updates on our Pension Recovery Program and answer your questions. The meeting will be held prior to your Local Union meeting.
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2019Oct 15
MPRA Pension Recovery Program In-Person Meeting: Local 1102
Save the Date: Tuesday, October 15 at 6 pm
During the meeting, we’ll explain and provide updates on our Pension Recovery Program and answer your questions. The meeting will be held prior to your Local Union meeting.
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2019Oct 10
MPRA Pension Recovery Program In-Person Meeting: Local 1045
Save the Date: Thursday, October 10 at 6 pm
During the meeting, we’ll explain and provide updates on our Pension Recovery Program and answer your questions. The meeting will be held prior to your Local Union meeting.
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2019Oct 09
MPRA Pension Recovery Program In-Person Meeting: Local 687
Save the Date: Wednesday, October 9
- Retirees: 10 am
- Apprentices: 5 pm
- All Members: 6 pm
During the meeting, we’ll explain and provide updates on our Pension Recovery Program and answer your questions. The meeting will be held prior to your Local Union meeting.
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2019Sep 29
MPRA Pension Recovery Program Tele-Town Hall Meeting
We are holding a Tele-Town Hall meeting to explain the pension Recovery Program and answer your questions. The Tele-Town Hall will be held on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at 7 pm. To join the Tele-Town Hall, answer the phone when it rings.
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2019Sep 26
Pension Recovery Program Member Support Line Goes Live
The Board of Trustees is dedicated to providing you with the resources you need to understand the Pension Recovery Program, why it is so important to your pension, what it means and how it will impact you. For that reason, we created this website and a dedicated, toll-free member Support Line, (877) 631-MPRA (877-631-6772), where you can get answers to questions about the Pension Recovery Program and how it would affect you. The Member Support Line is open Monday through Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm.
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2019Sep 25
Pension Recovery Program Accepted by Treasury Department
On September 23, 2019, the Trustees submitted our Pension Recovery Program application to the U.S. Treasury Department. The Treasury Department notified the Board that it had formally accepted our application on September 25, 2019. Now the Treasury Department has 225 days to review and then approve or deny our proposal. That means that it must act by about May 7, 2020. The full application will be posted on the Treasury Department's website within 30 days. You will be able to review the entire application, check on its status, read comments that have been submitted regarding the application, and submit your own comments on the application. It may take the Treasury Department some time to post the application and to turn on the comment link. If it is not there when you visit the site, please check back in a few days.
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2019Sep 25
Pension Recovery Program Individualized Notices Mailed to Participants
On September 25, 2019, the Plan received notification from the Treasury Department that the Pension Recovery Program application was accepted. As a result, the Plan began mailing individualized notices to every Plan participant. The notices, mailed beginning on September 25, provide an overview of the Pension Recovery Program and include an individualized estimate of how your pension will be impacted by the Pension Recovery Program. A sample cover letter and notice is available on this site. The sample notice does not contain individualized calculations. If you do not receive your individualized notice, please contact the Pension Recovery Program Member Support Line: (877) 631-MPRA (877-631-6772).
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2019Sep 23
Pension Recovery Program Submission to the Treasury Department
On September 23, 2019, the Trustees submitted our Pension Recovery Program application to the U.S. Treasury Department. Once the Treasury Department notifies the Board that it has formally accepted our application, it will have 225 days to review and then approve or deny our proposal. That means that it must act by about May 7, 2020. The full application will be posted on the Treasury Department's website within 30 days. You will be able to review the entire application, check on its status, read comments that have been submitted regarding the application, and submit your own comments on the application. It may take the Treasury Department some time to post the application and to turn on the comment link. If it is not there when you visit the site, please check back in a few days.