Bulletins
UNMC and
United Health Care
Those of you that are
insured under United Health Care and use the University of
Nebraska Medical Center should read the article in the
Omaha World Herald
OmaLUAVCS Pensioners meeting
schedule for 2008. See Details
There is a new list (9 Oct
2007) of
contact or service providers for our retirees. See
Contact List
Lost or Stolen Personal
Data - ALCATEL-LUCENT
On May 7th, a equipment vendor informed
Alcatel-Lucent that a computer disk had been lost or stolen. This effects
U.S. employees and retirees of Alcatel-Lucent and there dependants.
Information on the disk, included name, address, Social Security number,
date of birth and salary data. See additional information
here.
The CWA Communications and Technologies has
an additional Q&A
here.
Stolen Personal
Data - AVAYAA laptop
computer was stolen from an Avaya employee in Florida. Information
on the computer may include your name, address, W-2 form data,
and/or social security number. All present and former employees
should be receiving a letter about this. All affected should watch
for unauthorized new credit accounts or changes to existing ones.
Important message for all
Lucent Retirees
The Pensioners Association sent
out information pertaining to H. R. 4 to all retirees with Nebraska and Iowa
addresses asking retirees to sign enclosed post cards to local
representatives in Congress. Those of you who receive this information,
please read it, sign the enclosed cards, place a stamp on the cards and mail
them immediately.
To all retirees living outside
of Nebraska-Iowa, please read the following letter and then craft your own
letter to your local representatives in the state in which you are residing,
using the format at the bottom of this email. As you can see, failure to get
this language changed in H. R. 4 may mean money out of your pocket.
Omaha Lucent/Avaya/CSM
Pensioners Assoc.
P.O. Box 45266
Omaha, NE 68145-0266
September 12, 2006
Dear Lucent Retiree:
Want to pay $300 to $600 a
month for your Lucent healthcare??? Your healthcare costs are in jeopardy.
We have been pushing for H.R.
4— THE PENSION REFORM ACT OF 2006. This legislation was signed into law on
August 17, 2006. Reviewing the section of this law that pertains to Lucent,
a technical language change MUST be made. The bill currently states that
Lucent may make a transfer only one time in the life of the contract. The
bill (to comply with Lucent/CWA/IBEW contract language) should read: Yearly
transfers of funds to the retiree Health Care fund, If this language change
is not made, Lucent/CWA/IBEW will go back into bargaining on Health Care.
If this happens, it is for sure Lucent will take a hard line,
deliberately reach an impasse with the unions, and then be able to
implement their new, high cost Health Care plan if Lucent succeeds, it is
estimated to cost Lucent Retirees $300 To $600 per month for health care.
It is of the utmost importance
that you contact your Senators and Representative immediately.
We only have until September
30. Just say you are a Lucent Retiree and you want the Congressmen’s or
Senator’s support in getting technical language changes made to the Pension
Reform Act before September 30. Those changes are on the enclosed postcard
if they should ask you. The contents of the postcard can be read on the
phone, faxed, emailed or mailed to the legislator. If you value your health
care and want to keep costs down you must participate now. Help get this
technical language change made as soon as possible. We can not over
emphasize the importance of this.
Don’t wait for someone else to
do it - act now!!!
Mail the enclosed cards
immediately.
Fraternally,
Lyle Nicholson
President
A copy of the above mentioned
letter can be found here. The date. Dear ??,
and your personal information can be edited, and then printed, if you must
use this method. Please note, a hand written or type letter is more
effective than a form letter.
Web Sites:
United
States House of Represenatives
United States Senate
Ben Nelson
Chuck Hagel
Jeff Fortenberry
Lee Terry
Tom Osborne
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