In general, your pension benefits will not be paid automaticlly after you seperate from active service. Exceptions are if you are age 70-1/2 or older, if you elected to defer payment of your benefit and you reach age 65 or if your benefit is subject to the small benefit amount cashout rule. […]
Monthly Archives: June 2010
CWAers Ratify AT&T Mobility Contract in D3
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| CWAers from Local 3403 in Baton Rouge, LA, above, and Local 3122 in Miami, below, wear red and mobilize for a quality contract. |
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CWA members at AT&T Mobility in District 3 ratified a new four-year agreement by a 68 percent “yes” vote. The agreement covers about 11,200 workers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
The settlement provides for a 10 percent wage increase over the contract term plus a $500 bonus on ratification. Three new job titles will provide upgrades for some 800 call center workers, and the wireless technician I title has been upgraded to wireless technician II.
Improvements for selection of vacation and other days off were negotiated for retail and call center workers; severance pay was increased, and the grievance procedure was expanded.
From Lafayette and Baton Rouge, La., to Ashland, Ky., and throughout the state of Florida, CWAers leafleted outside call centers and retail stores, held solidarity “stand-ups” at their desks, and made lots of mobilization videos that revved up members.
Long Fight for Medical Monitoring of 9/11 Workers Finally Moves to House
After a nine-year battle that CWA helped lead, a bill to ensure medical monitoring and treatment of workers exposed to toxins at Ground Zero has passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
In a bipartisan 33-12 vote, the committee voted to send the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 to the full House. It would provide mandatory funding for medical monitoring and treatment programs for emergency responders, recovery crews and others working at Ground Zero, including about 1,500 CWA members in telecom, the public sector, newspapers and broadcasting.
The bill is named for a NYPD detective who died in 2006 of respiratory disease believed to be linked to his work at Ground Zero.
The Enhanced EIPP Offer – Volunteers For NY
This is the breakdown of the Enhanced EIPP Offer volunteers for NY as of 8:30 AM today.
- Total Volunteers: 2,866
- Accepted Surplus Volunteers: 2,252
- Oversubscribed: 465
- Non-Surplus Volunteers: 149
IPP Papers In By 11:59PM Tonight
TRANSCRIPT: Executive Vice President Angel Feliciano speaking;
“We want to remind all Members that their IPP papers must be in by 11:59PM tonight.
We also want Members to know, that the Company at this time has taken the position that they do not yet know if they’ll need a second date. This means that anyone who is not yet pension eligible could be retiring without a pension if they leave on June 20th.
If you are not pension eligible as of June 20th, you must decide whether you are excepting this package without a pension.
Thank you for calling and please keep in touch with these tapes.”