Please DU a petition - Support Employee Pension Preservation Act of 2005

[crispini]

Hi ya'll, I got this petition from my father who is retired from the airlines. This act (Senate 861) is supported by Northwest, Delta, Delta Retirees, and the pilot's union (ALPA). It will allow the airlines to stretch out the payments they make to their pension plan over a 25 period rather than a 5 year period. This will allow the airline to continue funding its pension plan rather than doing what United did, declare bankruptcy and toss their program over to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Fund (which, if companies keep doing this, will go belly-up any day now).

Here is Delta's press release on the subject:
Delta Retirees Support Employee Pension Preservation Act of 2005
http://news.delta.com/print_doc.cfm?article_id=9717

To read the text of the bill you can go to Thomas:
http://thomas.loc.gov/
and search on S.861 (can't direct link to text at Thomas site for some reason.)

Here is a PDF "fact sheet summary" by the author of the bill (Johnny Isakson R-GA)
http://isakson.senate.gov/press/2005/042005airlinepensionfactsheet.pdf

Anyway, ya'll, I know the bill is sponsored by a Republican but from what I can determine it's a good bill and the retirees and the pilot's union all support it so I am asking ya'll to support it as well. Honestly my worst nightmare is that my father's airline will do what United did and then I'm gonna wind up with my parents moving in to my spare room. (!)


So, if you support the bill, PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION!
http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/Pension_Act/

Thank you so much! Please kick when you've signed -- and please forward to your lists.

[merh]

1. signed, nominated & kicked!

:hi:

[crispini]

6. Thanks!

[merh]

11. you betcha!

Thank you & kick :kick:

[cry baby]

2. Hi crispini - signed!

:hi:

[crispini]

7. Thanks cry baby!

:hi:

[Penndems]

3. It was a pleasure for me to sign this petition

Anyone who refers to themselves as an American needs to do anything and everything that can be done to preserve the pensions for the average working man and woman in this country.

The commercials I had to click through were a pain, though! :mad:

[crispini]

8. Thanks!

Yeah, that's not the greatest petition thingy, is it?

[Penndems]

12. No, it isn't, LOL!

I've signed quite a few online petitions, but I've never had to wade through the maze of commercials on them as I did this one. :(

The purpose of the petition does more than make up for it, however.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Done.

[crispini]

9. Thank You!

[TNOE]

5. Done & Thanks!!

Signed for my folks too!

[crispini]

10. Yay! Thanks!

:hi:

[crispini]

13. post-lunch kick!

:kick:

[crispini]

14. PLEASE HELP, YA'LL !!!

It doesn't take but two or three minutes and I DON'T WANT MY PARENTS TO MOVE IN WITH ME!!!!!

[Botany]

15. Done!

Stay away from w/ the cuffs and whip now.

But body oils, a nice white wine, and some crab meat .......
come on over. :rofl:

[crispini]

24. Thanks Botany!

:yourock:

[Sydnie]

16. Kicked and nominated! n/t

[crispini]

25. Thanks Sydnie!

:yourock:

[EFerrari]

17. Done. n/t

[crispini]

26. Thanks, sfexpat!

My dad also thanks you! :)

[DebJ]

18. Hey! Corporations being RESPONSIBLE? I'll support that!

[DebJ]

19. I also forwarded it to 25 Democratic Committee Persons here in

York Pa.

[crispini]

23. WOW, Thanks Deb J!

[Horse with no Name]

20. Howdy Crispiniiiiiiiiii

Signed, nominated and kicked!
Good luck to your Dad!

[crispini]

27. Hi Horse!

Thanks much! :thumbsup:

[newyawker99]

21. kick

:kick:

[SharonRB]

22. Done, Crispi

Wouldn't want you to have to have your folks moving in with you!

[crispini]

28. Thanks Sharon!

It wouldn't be too bad, really, because I like them both, except for the fact that my father is an irredeemable packrat. I shudder to think about what he would try to bring along.

[Sydnie]

29. I think this needs another KICK!

so :kick:

[Wilms]

30. Done. Kick. n/t