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The IAM Pension: Telling Lies for Votes
There is absolutely no guarantee that we will have access to a pension plan if the IAM wins the election. Some very misinformed flight attendants have been convinced otherwise, but it is not true. It would be far more accurate for us to guarantee that we will not get a pension, but we won't go quite that far. Instead, we'll place the odds somewhere around the same as winning the lottery, and people do win the lottery, right?
If you are an IAM supporter who bought into the pension myth, you're probably crying foul right now. That's why we're asking you to click here to open the IAM National Pension Plan Summary Plan Description, then head over to page 6. Actually, we're a little worried that you won't open the document, so we're transcribing the relevant portion right here:
Who Can Participate in the National Pension Plan?
You can participate in the National Pension Plan if you meet all three of the following conditions:
And the reality is this: It will never happen.
Employers across the country are dumping pensions left and right. Boeing just forced an entire IAM workgroup out of their pension plan in the Seattle area. The local lodge leadership and members were adamantly opposed to eliminating the pension, but IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger did not want Boeing to shut down the factory where all of those dues-paying machinists worked, so he used a sneaky trick to get the vote to pass. Click here to read the article that we wrote about this story.
Where there are pensions, they are being eliminated. No company is creating them where they do not already exist. Do not be fooled by the lies that the IAM is selling you. Poor Tracy is too far gone, bless her heart, but you don't have to be lost along with her.
The IAM Pension: Telling Lies for Votes
There is absolutely no guarantee that we will have access to a pension plan if the IAM wins the election. Some very misinformed flight attendants have been convinced otherwise, but it is not true. It would be far more accurate for us to guarantee that we will not get a pension, but we won't go quite that far. Instead, we'll place the odds somewhere around the same as winning the lottery, and people do win the lottery, right?
If you are an IAM supporter who bought into the pension myth, you're probably crying foul right now. That's why we're asking you to click here to open the IAM National Pension Plan Summary Plan Description, then head over to page 6. Actually, we're a little worried that you won't open the document, so we're transcribing the relevant portion right here:
Who Can Participate in the National Pension Plan?
You can participate in the National Pension Plan if you meet all three of the following conditions:
- You are represented for the purpose of collective bargaining by a lodge chartered by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The collective bargaining agreement may be with another union if accepted by the Trustees.
- Your employer has agreed in writing to make contributions to the Plan on your behalf.
- Your employer is accepted, in writing, as a contributing employer by the Board of Trustees, and makes the required contributions.
And the reality is this: It will never happen.
Employers across the country are dumping pensions left and right. Boeing just forced an entire IAM workgroup out of their pension plan in the Seattle area. The local lodge leadership and members were adamantly opposed to eliminating the pension, but IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger did not want Boeing to shut down the factory where all of those dues-paying machinists worked, so he used a sneaky trick to get the vote to pass. Click here to read the article that we wrote about this story.
Where there are pensions, they are being eliminated. No company is creating them where they do not already exist. Do not be fooled by the lies that the IAM is selling you. Poor Tracy is too far gone, bless her heart, but you don't have to be lost along with her.
