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Machinists Local 648 Pension Trust

multiemployer plan · Machinists Local 648 · Fort Smith, AR

ACTIVEPBGC Covered
C
Pension Health Score
57/100
Funding Status79% Funded
0%80% threshold100%
$1.5B
Total Assets
$1.8B
Total Liabilities
$385.4M
Unfunded Liability
10,143
Participants

Funding History

What This Means for You

Machinists Local 648 Pension Trust is 79% funded, which is below the 80% threshold that actuaries consider healthy. The plan has $385.4M in unfunded liabilities that must be addressed through increased contributions, investment returns, or benefit adjustments. PBGC coverage provides a backstop, but benefits could be reduced to PBGC maximums in a worst-case scenario. Current participants should monitor this plan and consider supplemental retirement savings.

Year-by-Year Funding

YearAssetsLiabilitiesFunding RatioContributions
2025$1.5B$1.8B79.1%$56.2M
2024$1.4B$1.8B81.5%$49.4M
2023$1.3B$1.8B73.4%$66.9M
2022$1.3B$1.7B80.1%$67.4M
2021$1.2B$1.4B86.0%$48.2M