In the KNS- Sara Jordon on pension inaction by representatives
In a letter to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Sara Jordon, a retiree from BWXT had this to say:
"Clearly our senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, and Reps. John J. Duncan Jr. and Zach Wamp do not care about this group of 12,000 retirees who spent their careers in Oak Ridge serving national causes and are now forgotten.Unlike their counterparts in New Mexico and California for other Department of Energy facilities, the guys in Washington have ignored many letters from us, the members of the Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees (Google "CORRE")."
Read her whole letter on Retirees Seeking to Improve their Pension Benefits.
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Right on Sara Jordan !! If we retirees are too old to be heard, then we may be too old to vote for those Congressmen who refuse to listen to and act on our legitimate complaints. The pensions for Tennessee DOE contractor retirees are not even nearly comparable to our counterparts in CA, NM, IL, NY and other states where the elected Congress men and women provide vocal and visible support to their constituents on this issue. If Congressman Domenici (D-NM) were our Congressman, things would be different in Tennessee also!
October 4th, 2007 at 8:58 am
If TN pension changes are not in progress by the end of the Presidential election, it’s unlikely it will ever happen in my opinion. The election process provides the greatest opportunity for pension change via the political establishment and their incentives during this period. This is probably our last chance to effect real change . . . it’s a shame we don’t have Sen. Pete to help us the way he’s taken care of NM - our delegation doesn’t seem to have his political influence or drive to make things happen. We need to provide them some real incentives during what may be our last hoorah for equitable pension treatment in TN. Time is running out and our numbers are dwindling . . . if DOE can hang on long enough, our voice will be gone totally and they won’t have any pension liability. Time is on their side and it’s working for them.