Your Pension Benefits

The Board of Trustees is pleased to welcome you to the Pension website for the Western UNITE HERE and Employers Pension Fund, formerly known as San Diego UNITE HERE Pension Fund. With in this website, you will now have access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week commonly requested forms, useful highlighted links, and frequently asked questions regarding your benefit information. As always, please feel free to contact the Benefit Office at (619) 849-1060 if you have any additional questions or concerns. 

About your Pension Benefits

On January 1, 2024, the San Diego UNITE HERE Pension Fund, along with four other west coast UNITE HERE pension funds (Southern Nevada, San Francisco, Sacramento and Seattle, merged into the Western UNITE HERE and Employers Pension Fund (the “Western Pension Fund”).  The Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees comprised of both union and employer representatives. Any benefits participants earned in any of the merging plans before the merger did not change. Also, all service in the areas covered by the merging plans will apply towards the vesting rules for entitlement to a benefit under the Western Pension Fund. 

The Western Pension Fund is better positioned to weather economic downturns and financial crises because the Fund covers a broader, more geographically diverse contribution base of employees in the gaming, hospitality, restaurant, and food-service industries. The merger also has resulted in administrative efficiencies and improved investment opportunities.

You should file a Pension Application well in advance of the date you expect to receive your benefit. You may request an Application from the Administrative Office, as well as seek assistance in the application process. Early filing will help you to avoid a delay in the processing of your application and the payment of benefits. 

For more information regarding your Pension benefits, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions and Documents page. As always, you can also contact the Benefit Office at (619) 849-1060 if you have any additional questions.