Working to Obtain Fair Treatment of Retirees of DOE Contractors in Oak Ridge

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Contact the media- the press, radio and television-

Let your local papers and other media know how you feel about the problems with the value of pensions in Oak Ridge.

Write to the editors of local papers by email at addresses given below.

Local Newspapers

You can email letters to the editor-

Knoxville News Sentinel letters@knews.com

Oak Ridger editor@oakridger.com

Oak Ridge Observer smitchell@oakridgeobserver.com

Clinton Courier News editor@hometownclinton.com

Roane County News rceditor@bellsouth.net

Loudon County News Herald nhletters@xtn.net

The Daily Times, Maryville dean.stone@thedailytimes.com

Farragut Press editor@farragutpress.com

Suggested Topics for Letters

In your letter, the following are some topics you might select to address. Keep the letters short- less than 500 words.

  • Your situation and the impact that devalued pension has on you.
  • A known situation and the impact of devalued pensions on an individual or family.
  • Responsibilities of Congress and our senators and representatives.
  • Responsibilities of the companies and their leadership.
  • Responsibilities of DOE (NNSA also)- the Secretary, staff, and local management.
  • Lack of actions by the above entities and their management.
  • What you expected concerning pensions when you were working in an Oak Ridge facility (or in Oak Ridge facilities, for some retirees.)
  • Loss of the income to local economy- impact of what CORRE requests is estimated at $70 Million annually to the local economy.

 
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Copyright © 2007 CORRE- All Rights Reserved
Working for Fair, Equitable, and Competitive Benefits
for
12,000 Former K-25, Y-12, and ORNL Employees
 

Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees

P.O. Box 4266, Oak Ridge, Tennessee  37831-4266

Email: service@corre.info

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