Help Our UAL Friends
A neighbor, who is UAL (ret) asked me to circulate this one.
They make some pretty good points, as the UAL people currently stand to
get reamed pretty badly.
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Due to the bankruptcies of Delta and Northwest there is a very strong
call in Washington for immediate pension relief.* The problem is the
relief as proposed WILL DO NOTHING to help save the pensions at United
Airlines.
If you think it is unfair that Congress changes the law now to help
Delta and Northwest without including United Airlines then you must join
us now.* Write to demand that any pension legislation must include
provisions to save the pensions at United Airlines.
Harry Reid, Senate minority leader said, ³Congress has an immediate
opportunity to pass legislation enabling both companies to keep pension
plans for workers in place.²
Johnny Isakson, senator from Georgia said, ³We want to bring the bill
to the floor as early as next week.²
It is imperative that we ALL write ASAP!* This may be our last chance
to influence Congress.* Writing is worth your time, if United Airlines
is not included in this legislation, you may lose your pensions.* No one
is going to do this for us; we must do this for ourselves.* Pension
legislation must include provisions to save the pensions at United
Airlines.
Here is what is happening in Congress according to our sources:
On the Senate side the Senate Finance and the Senate Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions Committees each have released pension reform
legislation.* The Chairmen and the Ranking Members of both of these
committees are now in negotiations to consolidate these two pieces of
proposed legislation into one bill that they can introduce to the
Senate. Neither one of these proposals have any provisions that will
help United Airlines.* It is up to us to contact them and demand that
United Airlines be included in any remedy.
On the House side the House Ways and Means Committee is still in the
process of formulating their legislative pension reform.* We must again
contact all the members of the House Ways and Means Committee and
emphasize that United Airlines must be included in their legislation.
Compose your letter to be one page maximum.* It does not have to be a
literary masterpiece, but your letter should include: ³Any pension
legislation must include provisions to save the pensions at United
Airlines.²
We need a large number of letters; please encourage your friends and
family to join you in writing.
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Points you may also wish to include:
* The pilotıs pension plan at United has not been terminated.
* Stop the exploitation of the PBGCıs termination insurance program by
the airlines in bankruptcy.
The PBGC should not be used as a business reorganization tool.
The PBGC is already insolvent and the crisis is worsening.
Any legislation MUST include United Airlines, to do otherwise would be
extremely unfair.
The spending and voting habits of hundreds of thousands of Americans
will be determined by the actions of Congress.
Please Fax your letters to the following offices and follow up with a
phone call:
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Contact Information:
Majority (Republicans)
Minority (Democrats)
Committee Office:
Dirksen Senate Office Building 428
Dirksen Senate Office Building 646
Committee Phone:
202-224-5375
202-224-5465
Committee FAX:
202-224-6510
202-224-5128
Member Name
DC Phone
DC FAX
Michael Enzi (R-WY) [Chairman]
202-224-3424
202-228-0359
Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) [Ranking Member]
202-224-4543
202-224-2417
Senate Committee on Finance
Contact Information:
Majority (Republicans)
Minority (Democrats)
Committee Office:
Dirksen Senate Office Building 219
Hart Senate Office Building 203
Committee Phone:
202-224-4515
202-224-7800
Committee FAX:
202-228-0554
202-228-3904
Member Names:
DC Phone
DC FAX
Charles E. Grassley (R-IA) [Chairman]
202-224-3744
202-224-6020
Max Baucus (D-MT) [Ranking Member]
202-224-2651
202-224-4700
House Committee on Ways and Means (Please contact ALL members):
Contact Information:
Majority (Republicans)
Minority (Democrats)
Committee Office:
Longworth House Office Building 1102
Longworth House Office Building 1106
Committee Phone:
202-225-3625
202-225-4021
Committee FAX:
202-225-2610
202-225-5680
Committee Membership:
Majority Member Name (24)
DC Phone
DC FAX
William M. Thomas (R-CA) [Chairman]
202-225-2915
202-225-8798
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R-FL)
202-225-3026
202-225-8398
Nancy L. Johnson (R-CT)
202-225-4476
202-225-4488
Wally Herger (R-CA)
202-225-3076
202-226-0852
Jim McCrery (R-LA)
202-225-2777
202-225-8039
Dave Camp (R-MI)
202-225-3561
202-225-9679
Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
202-225-2871
202-225-6351
Jim Nussle (R-IA)
202-225-2911
563-927-5087
Sam Johnson (R-TX)
202-225-4201
202-225-1485
Phil English (R-PA)
202-225-5406
202-225-3103
J. D. Hayworth (R-AZ)
202-225-2190
202-225-3263
Gerald C. (Jerry) Weller (R-IL)
202-225-3635
202-225-3521
Kenny C. Hulshof (R-MO)
202-225-2956
202-225-5712
Ron Lewis (R-KY)
202-225-3501
202-226-2019
Mark Foley (R-FL)
202-225-5792
202-225-3132
Kevin Brady (R-TX)
202-225-4901
202-225-5524
Thomas M. Reynolds (R-NY)
202-225-5265
202-225-5910
Paul Ryan (R-WI)
202-225-3031
202-225-3393
Eric I. Cantor (R-VA)
202-225-2815
202-225-0011
John Linder (R-GA)
202-225-4272
202-225-4696
Melissa A. Hart (R-PA)
202-225-2565
202-226-2274
Bob Beauprez (R-CO)
202-225-2645
202-225-5278
Chris Chocola (R-IN)
202-225-3915
202-225-6798
Devin Nunes (R-CA)
202-225-2523
202-225-3404
Minority Member Name (17)
DC Phone
DC FAX
Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) [Ranking Minority Member]
202-225-4365
202-225-0816
Fortney (Pete) Stark (D-CA)
202-225-5065
202-226-3805
Sander M. Levin (D-MI)
202-225-4961
202-226-1033
Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)
202-225-4016
202-225-9219
Jim McDermott (D-WA)
202-225-3106
202-225-6197
John Lewis (D-GA)
202-225-3801
202-225-0351
Richard E. Neal (D-MA)
202-225-5601
202-225-8112
Michael R. McNulty (D-NY)
202-225-5076
202-225-5077
William J. Jefferson (D-LA)
202-225-6636
202-225-1988
John S. Tanner (D-TN)
202-225-4714
202-225-1765
Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
202-225-6235
202-225-2202
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
202-225-4865
202-225-3073
Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
202-225-2611
202-226-0893
Stephanie T. Jones (D-OH)
202-225-7032
202-225-1339
Mike Thompson (D-CA)
202-225-3311
202-225-4335
John Larson (D-CT)
202-225-2265
202-225-1031
Rahm Emanuel (D-IL)
202-225-4061
202-225-5603
Also please write your own Congressman and your two Senators. Special
attention should be given to Senators from California and Illinois where
large concentrations of United employees and retirees reside:
Senator Dianne Feinstein
331 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-0504
(202) 224-3841
Fax: (202) 228-3954
Senator Barbara Boxer
112 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3553
Fax: (415) 956-6701
Senator Dick Durbin
332 Dirksen Senate Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2152
Fax: (202) 228-0400
Senator Barack Obama
713 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2854
Fax: (202) 228-4260
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