The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union (BCTGM) is a labor union in the United States and Canada. It has a membership of 120,000, and was formed January, 1999 from the merger of the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers' International Union and the American Federation of Grain Millers.
For the Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension, we included the following factors:
A |
% Change - Is your plan growing or shrinking? |
B |
% Active - How many members in your pension plan are active contributors? |
C |
Assets divided by Liability - Perhaps the single best indicator of your plan's health. |
D |
Has your plan been given a funding waiver? Could be a Warning Sign. |
E |
How much of the value of your plan is coming in via contributions? |
F |
Expenses to Income ratio helps show how efficiently your plan is being managed. |
G |
The presence of related party transactions has been a warning sign in the past. |
H |
Potential red flag - minimum funding waiver used in the past |
I |
Potential red flag - Was the minimum fund contribution made? |
J |
Potential red flag - Has there been a change in the actuarial cost method? |
Data comes from the most recent Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Form 5500 (Year: 2005) found at www.freeERISA.com. If you have questions or concerns, the best person to ask is your Plan Administrator or your financial advisor.
# of Participants |
A |
B |
Beg.of Yr. |
End of Yr. |
% Change |
% Actives |
118,254 |
117,675 |
-0.5% |
34.0% |
Actuarial Value of Assets |
Current Liability |
C |
D |
Assets/ Liability |
Funding Waiver? |
Yes |
No |
|
$ 7.3 B |
65% |
|
X |
Total Contribution |
E |
Total Income |
Total Expenses |
F |
Contribution to Value % |
Expense to Income Ratio |
|
4.0% |
$ 573 M |
$ 459 M |
80.1% |
G |
H |
Related Party Trx? |
Min. Funding Waiver? |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| |
X |
|
|
I |
J |
> Min.Contribution? |
Change in Cost Method? |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
X |
|
|
X |
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