Notice of Critical Status

This document is about a notice sent to all participants, beneficiaries, unions, and contributing employers of the United Food & Commercial Workers Unions and Food Employers Joint Pension Trust Fund in Southern California. The notice informs them that the pension plan is in critical status for the plan year beginning April 1, 2010 and outlines the steps being taken, including the adoption of a rehabilitation plan, to restore the plan's financial health. The notice also explains the potential reduction or elimination of "adjustable benefits" as part of the rehabilitation plan, while noting that no such reductions are currently required.