AUTOMOTIVE SALARIED RETIREES UNITE IN NATIONAL COALITION

 

News Release
Immediate Status
May 14, 2009

AUTOMOTIVE SALARIED RETIREES UNITE IN NATIONAL COALITION


The Presidents of each of the four national retiree associations of GM, Chrysler, Ford, and Delphi announce today the official formation of The National Automotive Coalition (TNAC).  This group has been working together for several months in a ground-breaking effort to unite the voices of the American automotive industry salaried retirees.  On March 24, 2009, this coalition sent a letter to the Auto Task Force appointed by President Obama requesting an audience with them to discuss the concerns of the more than 200,000 salaried retirees from their combined companies.   The Auto Task Force met with The National Automotive Coalition on April 24, 2009.

The purpose of this meeting with the Auto Task Force was to have the salaried retiree recognized as an important group being affected by the restructuring process and to have acknowledgement that this group had already made sacrifices in the loss of their health and life insurance benefits.  The National Automotive Coalition believes their collective efforts in obtaining representation for the automotive salaried retiree was a historical event.  To their knowledge, the automotive salaried retiree has never before had representation in Washington.

The National Automotive Coalition continued their efforts in Washington with visits to the offices of several key senators and their representatives to discuss the urgent need to pass legislation to protect the benefits and pensions of retirees.  According to The National Automotive Coalition, Senator Levin of Michigan and Senators Brown and Voinovich of Ohio are very supportive of their efforts.

At the request of the Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, The National Automotive Coalition participated in a conference call with her on April 29, 2009.  The National Automotive Coalition stated that Governor Granholm is a strong advocate for the automotive industry and offered her assistance to this united automotive group.

The National Automotive Coalition is committed to continuing their efforts to support the American auto industry in its return to profitability and in pursuing equitable solutions to legacy cost issues.  The preservation of salaried retirees’ benefits and the protection of the pension plans are of major concern.  With the escalation of the restructuring process of GM and the recent bankruptcy filing of Chrysler, the salaried retiree needs a response from the Auto Task Force.  The National Automotive Coalition is requesting an immediate response from Ron Bloom and/or other members of the Auto Task Force as to how the concerns of the salaried retirees are being addressed in this current situation.

The National Automotive Coalition is making an all-out effort to reach all salaried retirees.  They encourage all retirees to join their respective association by contacting their group as listed below so that each automotive company will have its retirees united in one association. 

The National Automotive Coalition consists of  Jack Dickinson, President of  GM National Retiree Association Over The Hill Car People, LLC (GMNRA/OTHCP), Don Whitehouse, President of Ford’s FAIR Alliance, Inc. (Fair Alliance), Chuck Austin, President of National Chrysler Retirement Organization (NCRO), and Den Black, Interim Chair of Delphi Salaried Retiree Association (DSRA).

Regards,

Jack Dickinson, President
General Motors National Retiree Association
Over The Hill Car People, LLC
www.overthehillcarpeople.com
 

 

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