The monthly AGRE meeting is still being held at the union hall on Raleigh Road in Oak Ridge. The meeting is being held the first Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend the meetings, it is for anyone who is a grandfathered current employee or retiree.
The month of March has been filled with meetings at Bechtel Jacobs HR and the Y-12 benefits office. Several people from the AGRE committee have talked with each entity regarding the change from BJC(Aetna) insurance to Y-12(Cigna) insurance. The cost savings for the company and the retiree's will be tremendous. Cigna representatives have been contacted and everything seems to be set that they could take over without many problems. The discussions have also included adding dental and vision for the post-65 people. BJC HR representatives still have questions about the transition and we hope these will work out soon.
We all need to stay in contact with our U.S. Senators and Representatives in Washington. These include: Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker and Lincoln Davis. Zack Wamp is also another contact but he is concentrating more on his run for Governor and Davis has picked up some of his work.
We all realize this seems to be taking a long time and wonder if it is all worth the hassle. Please remember at the end of 2007 our retiree's medical insurance would have doubled if these meetings had not transpired to stop this. We know nothing happens overnight in situations as this, please be patient and help out as much as you can.
In a prior update, there was a mention of our pension being funded only 63% by the company. The other amount is being funded by DOE to 80%.
The AGRE Committee
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