Notice of Actuary's Certification of Critical Status

This document is about a notice from the United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Employers Midwest Pension Fund informing the plan participants that the pension plan has been certified as being in critical status for the plan year beginning December 1, 2009. The notice outlines the plan's funding issues, the requirement to adopt a rehabilitation plan, and the possibility of reducing certain "adjustable benefits" as part of the plan to restore the plan's financial health. The document also discusses the employer surcharge and where to obtain more information about the plan's status and rehabilitation efforts.