Question & Answer
Faye G asked:
Does CORRE represent retirees at Paducah and Portsmouth, and if not why not?
Charlie Kurykendall responded as follows:
We talked about joining forces many times. The deciding factor was that the Paducah and Portsmouth retirees are under a completely different retirement plan than Oak Ridge retirees. We share information and maintain contacts but have never combined forces. We are not certain about how it happened but they were separated from the Oak Ridge plan when they were privatized. DOE implies it was the choice of the unions and some concessions on health benefits were given to all those retirees at the time. We think the retirees got a bad deal.