Delphi retirees cheer federal ruling
By Thomas Gnau, Dayton Daily News, Ohio | |
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U.S. District Judge
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Some 2,000
On Monday, Tarnow directed the PBGC to comply with an earlier ruling and to turn over key documents the agency had been withholding under the shield of "privilege," a legal term covering documents the PBGC believed it was able to withhold from scrutiny by the retirees' attorneys.
"It's clear the court is losing patience," U.S. Rep.
Tarnow's ruling was at times blunt. "PBGC has been under court order since
"PBGC is reviewing
Turner said the next step is ensuring that the Obama administration "actually answers" the salaried retirees' lawsuit.
The retirees contend that the Obama administration "picked winners and losers" as it helped guide GM through its own 2009 stint in bankruptcy protection. They charge that the administration helped ensure that union pensions were bolstered or "topped off," while salaried pensions were ignored. Topping off hourly pensions was never a legal obligation for GM while it was going through bankruptcy, they argue.
"The truth is beginning to emerge," said
Also Tuesday, Turner said he wrote President
Sen.
Salaried retirees also lamented the loss at the end of 2013 of the Health Care Tax Credit, a tax credit for health insurance premiums for retirees receiving PBGC payments.
Still, retirees said they intend to press their fight for pension restoration, no matter how long it takes.
"I don't think anybody in
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