brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
It's all about the brotherhood until it gets in your wallet.
REFORM PLAN FOR Central States Pension Plan
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Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
Family first, money second, brotherhood third.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Upstate first, money second, brotherhood a distant third.
oldupsman
Well-Known Member
That's true with the different funds throughout the country. This should be a wakeup call for all of them.
Giving out $5000 a month pensions is just stupid. Pensions were never meant to be your only means
of retirement. They were just suppose to be a help.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
I think the pension was meant to be the primary source of income supplemented by savings (401k and other) until Soc Sec kicks in.
slackadjuster
Member
Don't wait for action to ease the pain of the CSPF cuts or for clarification to ambiguous language regarding UPS supplementing the CSPF cuts. Start now and continue to contact & write congress people and senators. While you're at it, write the Treasury Dept., as the fate of this plan rests with that institution. Always vote, in every instance, for people that look out for your best interests ... prioritizing what ever they may be!
Catatonic
Nine Lives
I think it was on the marquee lights in Time Square too!
Still sucks.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
Well, there is obviously different levels of Brotherhood and some Brodahs and Sistahs are more equal than others.
Mugarolla
Light 'em up!
We work here to make money to support us and our families. While working here, we also support all our brothers and sisters.
Just because we may not be willing to give half our pensions to someone else does not mean we don't support or brothers and sisters.
We already have Obama taking half our money and giving it to someone else. Well, not half, but you get the point.
If my tier 1 brothers and sisters, and all the other CSPF retirees want to march on Washington, DC, I'll be right there marching with them side by side supporting them.
I have already written my Congressmen concerning these cuts, even though I don't foresee my pension being affected. UPS will make up the difference for me, but not for everyone.
Supporting your brothers and sisters does not necessarily mean monetarily.
Sportello
Well-Known Member
You need less than 20% of the affected Teamsters to sign it. So far, less than 1% have.
rod
Retired 23 years
I think people are wary about signing anything on the internet. Usually all it leads to is a bunch of spam emails.
brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
The government is responsible for Spam. I hate the taste of that.
upschuck
Well-Known Member
They don't need just Teamsters, anybody can sign a White House petition.
Not that it will do anything.
rod
Retired 23 years
I did sign it but I'm also expecting lots of BS newsletters and polls from .gov accts. I don't need to hear from my congress people a dozen times a day on every little thing they are debating..
Sportello
Well-Known Member
Thank you for that. I was wondering how many UPS retirees were affected...less than 9000 and falling. You would think UPS would step up and do the right thing. The positive publicity would likely outweigh the true costs.
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