Pension Power Committee
Today was the first of a monthly meeting of the Pension Power Committee (PPC). This is a proposed committee outlined in my 3-Year-Plan to reform ATU Local 308 should the members elect me to be the next president for ATU Local 308. It is effectively unofficial because I am not yet president and have no such privileges to form a committee in the name of Local 308. However that may change on November 17th. I promoted our first meeting through my Virtual Union Hall email list and on Facebook. Those present approved the name and mission of the the PPC. Here is the Mission we agreed on: The PPC will organize members to fight for a pension with higher funding, lower age requirements, lower penalties and more higher-pay full-time permanent jobs to increase participation. Our goals are broad and still need more refinement. Elected Retired Member Advisory Active members allowed No limit to number of persons on committee Pension COLA Raise Action Plan Goal: Illinois law m...
