About Us

The G.M.P. – Employers Retiree Trust began its operations in 1966. It was created to be of service to its contributing employers’ eligible hourly retirees and their spouses.

Participants in the Trust are eligible retirees who were members of what is now known as the GMP (Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Allied Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC) and who worked for contributing employers. The Trust’s participants include eligible retirees and their eligible spouses. (A spouse is considered to be eligible if married to the retiree at the time of retirement.) Dependent children are not eligible to be covered by the Trust.

Since its inception, the Trust has paid out more than $692 million in medical and other benefits to its participants. For calendar year 2010, Trust participants received about $36 million in medical benefits alone. Today, there are approximately 21,097 participants in the Trust's Plan of Benefits.

The Plan of Benefits is administered by the Trust office in Fort Myers, Florida.  

Union Trustees 


Bruce R. Smith

International President, GMP International Union

Walter F. Thorn

International Secretary-Treasurer, GMP International Union

Randy J. Gould

Area Vice-President, GMP International Union

Employer Trustees


Craig T. Dukes

Vice President Human Resources/North America

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

David J. Emmo
Vice President Human Resources
Anchor Glass Container Corporation

Stephen A. Segebarth
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc.  

Executive Director:

Marilyn Barnes

The G.M.P. - Employers
Retiree Trust 2010 Annual Report

is available.... HERE

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