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In June 3, 2008 letter to John Ham, Senator Alexander questions why Oak Ridge employee's pension fund does not warrant increases similar to those DOE has granted to other pension funds.

Senator Alexander's letter to John Ham, June 3,2008

Tennessee House Resolution urging
the United States Congress to adjust Pensions

http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HJR1006.pdf

Dub Shults has a guest column in the Perspective section of Sunday, April 20, News Sentinel.
The column is entitled "Oak Ridge Retirees Deserve Raise."
The column may be seen on-line at the following link:

http://knoxnews.com/news/2008/apr/20/oak-ridge-retirees-deserve-raise/

See this letter by Harold F. Cornett, to editor in Oak Ridger, Thursday the 17th of April.
The letter may be seen on-line at the following link:

http://oakridger.com/stories/041708/opi_269356027.shtml

2008 CORRE Position Paper

Nominations for CORRE Board Members

Terms of several Board members will expire December 31, 2008, and nominations will be accepted beginning April 1, with a deadline of June 1. If you would like to nominate a retiree, please send a very brief summary of the person’s work experience to Lou Dunlap, Chair, Nominating Committee, at loudunlapl@comcast.net or mail to 116 Clark Lane, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. A nominee must have agreed to serve, and must be a member of CORRE.

CORRE’s Bylaws were revised in December 2007, and nominations from the floor at Annual Meetings will not be allowed. Instead, nomination by petition is now possible.

If you are a retiree who has not been chosen by the Nominating Committee by August 1 (names chosen will be posted on the website) and you still wish to be nominated, you may do so by obtaining the names of 30 CORRE Active Members on a Petition for Nomination and submitting it by September 1 to the Nominating Committee Chair as shown above. Copies of the Petition for Nomination are available on this website.

Active Members are those who have contributed at least $20. A list is on this website.

Corre now has a blog. Join in the discussion at

DOE’s Disinformation Regarding Oak Ridge Contractor Pensions & CORRE Response.

Learn about and take action on-
"The failure of DOE pension system for Oak Ridge Contractor retirees." Get the DVD with that title!

What's wrong with this picture?

For years, DOE has denied pension adjustments to help retirees with inflation even though the fund surplus is more than enough to pay for needed increases.

Let your congressmen, the DOE and company executives know that you expected better than this treatment.

Adjustments for retirees less and less frequest.

DOE and its contractors in Oak Ridge have apparently abandoned the practice of granting adjustments, as was expected from the practice of Union Carbide which set up the pension program in Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge has been cheated for over 20 years by DOE because it has not made any appropriated addition to the pension plan. Let your Congressmen know that you expect Tennesseans to be treated better than this.

By denying pension adjustments DOE has assured that they have not had to make a contribution to the Oak Ridge retirement fund for over 22 years. And yet they routinely make contributions of 9 - 10% of payroll for retirement programs at some other sites in other states. Is this a fair and equitable? Of course not! It is systematic discrimination!

Learn about the issues regarding Oak Ridge contractor pensions.

Learn about how unfair DOE and DOE contractors on Oak Ridge have been when it comes to pensions. Oak Ridge employees and retirees have been systematically discriminated against in their pension plans, without any provisions for corrections. Click on the links below and, in just a few minutes of your time, you will understand the issues and agree that DOE is not treating Oak Ridge retirees fairly. Click here for full presentation.

Summary of the Issues

Are Oak Ridge, Tennessee DOE contractor
retirees receiving equitable treatment?

FACT

DOE Contractor retirees in Oak Ridge, TN still have one of the poorest defined-benefit pension plans in the DOE Complex.

FACT

Current practice in Oak Ridge is to not use fund surplus (of nearly $600,000,000) to grant retirees adjustments, but to use the fund surplus to pay for, and improve, the pensions of all workers hired since 1984, for whom the DOE has not made a contribution from its budget since 1984.

FACT

DOE routinely makes substantial contributions to pensions at DOE sites in other states of 9-10 % of salary.

FACT

Retirees have sustained very serious inflation losses in their pensions while facing huge increases in their medical insurance premiums.

CONCLUSION

DOE and the Contractors need a more balanced view. On the basis of moral, ethical and equity considerations, the employees and the retirees both have rights to the surpluses of the fund. Adjustments are more than justified.

Working to Obtain Fair Treatment of Retirees of DOE Contractors in Oak Ridge

New Pension DVD!

Get a copy of the DVD by CORRE on the "Failure of the DOE Pension System for Oak Ridge Contractor Retirees."

How to get a copy-

In June 3, 2008 letter to John Ham, Senator Alexander questions why Oak Ridge employee's pension fund does not warrant increases similar to those DOE has granted to other pension funds.

Corre now has a blog. Join in the discussion at

Learn about and take action on-
"The failure of DOE pension system for Oak Ridge Contractor retirees." Get the DVD with that title!

What's wrong with this picture?

Let your congressmen, the DOE and company executives know that you expected better than this treatment.

Oak Ridge has been cheated for over 20 years by DOE because it has not made any appropriated addition to the pension plan. Let your Congressmen know that you expect Tennesseans to be treated better than this.

Learn about the issues regarding Oak Ridge contractor pensions.

Summary of the Issues

FACT

DOE Contractor retirees in Oak Ridge, TN still have one of the poorest defined-benefit pension plans in the DOE Complex.

FACT

Current practice in Oak Ridge is to not use fund surplus (of nearly $600,000,000) to grant retirees adjustments, but to use the fund surplus to pay for, and improve, the pensions of all workers hired since 1984, for whom the DOE has not made a contribution from its budget since 1984.

FACT

DOE routinely makes substantial contributions to pensions at DOE sites in other states of 9-10 % of salary.

FACT

Retirees have sustained very serious inflation losses in their pensions while facing huge increases in their medical insurance premiums.

CONCLUSION

DOE and the Contractors need a more balanced view. On the basis of moral, ethical and equity considerations, the employees and the retirees both have rights to the surpluses of the fund. Adjustments are more than justified.

Take action on these issues.

Call or write to your U.S. representative and the senators. Here's how!

Write a letter to the editor. Here's how!

Put a bumper sticker on your car. Get them here.

Show the DVD to someone, or give them a copy. Here's how to get it!

Speak to a company manager or executive. Here's how!

Contact the DOE managers. Here's how!

More on action at this location.

Working for Fair, Equitable, and Competitive Benefits

for

12,000 Former K-25, Y-12, and ORNL Employees

Links to Principal Pages

Working to Obtain Fair Treatment of Retirees of DOE Contractors in Oak Ridge

New Pension DVD!

Get a copy of the DVD by CORRE on the "Failure of the DOE Pension System for Oak Ridge Contractor Retirees."

How to get a copy-

In June 3, 2008 letter to John Ham, Senator Alexander questions why Oak Ridge employee's pension fund does not warrant increases similar to those DOE has granted to other pension funds.

Corre now has a blog. Join in the discussion at

Learn about and take action on- "The failure of DOE pension system for Oak Ridge Contractor retirees." Get the DVD with that title!

What's wrong with this picture?

Let your congressmen, the DOE and company executives know that you expected better than this treatment.

Oak Ridge has been cheated for over 20 years by DOE because it has not made any appropriated addition to the pension plan. Let your Congressmen know that you expect Tennesseans to be treated better than this.

Learn about the issues regarding Oak Ridge contractor pensions.

Summary of the Issues

FACT

DOE Contractor retirees in Oak Ridge, TN still have one of the poorest defined-benefit pension plans in the DOE Complex.

FACT

Current practice in Oak Ridge is to not use fund surplus (of nearly $600,000,000) to grant retirees adjustments, but to use the fund surplus to pay for, and improve, the pensions of all workers hired since 1984, for whom the DOE has not made a contribution from its budget since 1984.

FACT

DOE routinely makes substantial contributions to pensions at DOE sites in other states of 9-10 % of salary.

FACT

Retirees have sustained very serious inflation losses in their pensions while facing huge increases in their medical insurance premiums.

CONCLUSION

DOE and the Contractors need a more balanced view. On the basis of moral, ethical and equity considerations, the employees and the retirees both have rights to the surpluses of the fund. Adjustments are more than justified.

Take action on these issues.

Call or write to your U.S. representative and the senators. Here's how!

Write a letter to the editor. Here's how!

Put a bumper sticker on your car. Get them here.

Show the DVD to someone, or give them a copy. Here's how to get it!

Speak to a company manager or executive. Here's how!

Contact the DOE managers. Here's how!

More on action at this location.

Working for Fair, Equitable, and Competitive Benefits

for

12,000 Former K-25, Y-12, and ORNL Employees

Links to Principal Pages

Learn about and take action on-
"The failure of DOE pension system for Oak Ridge Contractor retirees." Get the DVD with that title!