cheermomroni
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I was hired at Delco Products Division of GM in 1976 and became a member of the union there. I worked the assembly line for around 15 months before I was taken on as a floor Supervisor, considered a Salaried
position. I NEVER gave up my Union rights and under contract, was still considered an active Union employe. After supervising approximately 21 years, they drafted a Union contract stating that in order to continue working as a floor supervisor, everyone involved would have to GIVE up their Union rights to stay in the job. I refused and went back to the assembly line and worked for the remaining 2 yrs until my retirement. I was eligible, under the Union contract at that time, for early retirement, with FULL benefits after 25 years of employment. I officially retired and signed papers 5 years later, after 30 yrs of service. When I received my retirement papers, they came from the DELPHI division of GM. I proceeded to call and inform them that I had NEVER worked one day at their division and was told that GM had sold the Salaried Pensions to Delphi. To make a long story short, Delphi went bankrupt and the government took over the Salaried Pensions. My pension was cut almost $700 the very next month. Union retirees with my same hire date are still getting that $700 that I lost and their pensions were never cut, BECAUSE they were part of the Union.....but SO WAS I. I will state again, I never gave up my Union rights and it was BECAUSE of this, that I was able to go back to the assembly line, with full Union seniority rights. I worked on the night shift assembling electrical parts for the last 2 years of my employment. The Salaried employees are now involved with a lawsuit to regain their pay through the DSRA. It has been in litigation for over 4 years now. The problem is that there were only about 15 supervisors in my position at the time and only 5 of us refused to give up our Union rights and go back to work on the assembly lines. My contention is that I should NOT have had my pension grouped with the other Salaried pensions sold to Delphi. I was hired as a Union worker in May of 1976 and I retired as a Union worker in May of 2006.
position. I NEVER gave up my Union rights and under contract, was still considered an active Union employe. After supervising approximately 21 years, they drafted a Union contract stating that in order to continue working as a floor supervisor, everyone involved would have to GIVE up their Union rights to stay in the job. I refused and went back to the assembly line and worked for the remaining 2 yrs until my retirement. I was eligible, under the Union contract at that time, for early retirement, with FULL benefits after 25 years of employment. I officially retired and signed papers 5 years later, after 30 yrs of service. When I received my retirement papers, they came from the DELPHI division of GM. I proceeded to call and inform them that I had NEVER worked one day at their division and was told that GM had sold the Salaried Pensions to Delphi. To make a long story short, Delphi went bankrupt and the government took over the Salaried Pensions. My pension was cut almost $700 the very next month. Union retirees with my same hire date are still getting that $700 that I lost and their pensions were never cut, BECAUSE they were part of the Union.....but SO WAS I. I will state again, I never gave up my Union rights and it was BECAUSE of this, that I was able to go back to the assembly line, with full Union seniority rights. I worked on the night shift assembling electrical parts for the last 2 years of my employment. The Salaried employees are now involved with a lawsuit to regain their pay through the DSRA. It has been in litigation for over 4 years now. The problem is that there were only about 15 supervisors in my position at the time and only 5 of us refused to give up our Union rights and go back to work on the assembly lines. My contention is that I should NOT have had my pension grouped with the other Salaried pensions sold to Delphi. I was hired as a Union worker in May of 1976 and I retired as a Union worker in May of 2006.
