http://ellensmith.org/blog/2007/11/18/retirees-deserve-better/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:03:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://ellensmith.org/blog/2007/11/18/retirees-deserve-better/#comment-34000 Ellen Smith for Oak Ridge » Lobbyist contracts renewed Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:12:10 +0000 http://ellensmith.org/blog/?p=12#comment-34000 [...] on January 28th. There’s time for citizen input. Equity for local contractor retirees (see this earlier blog post) is one of my highest federal priorities for the city, but there are plenty of other potential wish [...] [...] on January 28th. There’s time for citizen input. Equity for local contractor retirees (see this earlier blog post) is one of my highest federal priorities for the city, but there are plenty of other potential wish [...]

]]> http://ellensmith.org/blog/2007/11/18/retirees-deserve-better/#comment-32140 Ellen Smith Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:56:30 +0000 http://ellensmith.org/blog/?p=12#comment-32140 Frank Munger reported the other day (at <a target="_blank" title="Frank Munger's blog" href="http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2007/12/not_good_news_for_retirees.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2007/12/not_good_news_for_retirees.html</a>) that Congressman Zach Wamp says that DOE secretary Samuel Bodman is strongly opposed to any change in the pension situation for Oak Ridge retirees. That's hardly a surprise -- DOE's opposition has been evident for some time. Congress needs to take action to direct DOE to play fair with Oak Ridge retirees. Frank Munger reported the other day (at http://blogs.knoxnews.com/knx/munger/2007/12/not_good_news_for_retirees.html) that Congressman Zach Wamp says that DOE secretary Samuel Bodman is strongly opposed to any change in the pension situation for Oak Ridge retirees. That’s hardly a surprise — DOE’s opposition has been evident for some time. Congress needs to take action to direct DOE to play fair with Oak Ridge retirees.

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