The December 2oth letter to retirees looks like a "knee-jerk" reaction to the US announcement. The US changes are effective January 1 whereas, we will not even...
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rimuser
Jan 3, 2001 11:28 pm
For IBM employees who have to fill out TRS (Time Recording System) to report their hours worked during the week, you will now see that you are no longer...
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rimuser
Jan 6, 2001 1:00 pm
Heated reaction to the reduction of weekend shift premiums has revealed that there is a way for Customer Service Representatives who do not work weekends on a ...
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chuck_frost
Jan 21, 2001 2:42 pm
With the recent cut backs in benefits it might be an idea to check out this web site.<br><a href=http://www.grosman.com/legalinfoindex.html#employment...
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chuck_frost
Jan 26, 2001 8:14 pm
A recent article in R.O.B. Magazine listed the top 35 Canadian companies, with over 300 employees, to work for. It was not a surprise to note that IBM was not...
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uxberger
Feb 5, 2001 9:25 pm
Are there any retirement packages open now? Rumor or fact? Has the ISM package finished now?<br><br>Thanks!...
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alwaysontheroad4bigblue
alwaysonther...
Feb 7, 2001 12:22 am
The article is available online at <a href=http://www.robmagazine.com/html/35best1.html target=new>http://www.robmagazine.com/html/35best1.html</a>...
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keith_cowan2000
Mar 23, 2001 4:46 pm
I wonder if anyone is interested in sharing the recent increase percentages so we can establish a pattern. To me, the key potential impacts are:<br>Date ...
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hdebruyn
Mar 23, 2001 11:48 pm
Date retired: June 97<br> Date pension payment started? July 97<br> Joint Survivorship: 0 80% 100%? 66.6<br> Pension split due to separation<br> Pension ...
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ralph56ibm
Mar 24, 2001 1:12 am
Keith, how are you calculating the increase? I would assume the increase is based on the Post 65 amount listed in the letter we received. Is this the way you...
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ve3fis
Mar 24, 2001 1:08 pm
Date retired: June 1, 1991<br>Date pension started; June 1, 1991<br>Joint survivorship: 100%<br>Pension split due to separation<br>Pension increase: ...
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keith_cowan2000
Mar 24, 2001 10:25 pm
Just to clarify my number. It is based on me only getting 54% of the original pension owing to a separation agreement. So it is really 4.9% of the total...
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keith_cowan2000
Mar 28, 2001 2:11 pm
Here are the results of the survey:<br>http:/members.home.net/beachis/home.htm<br>There appears to be some dependence on factors other than Retirement Date as...
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keith_cowan2000
Mar 28, 2001 2:12 pm
Corrected link<br>Here are the results of the survey:<br><a href=http://members.home.net/beachis/home.htm...
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chuck_frost
Apr 24, 2001 10:39 pm
I would suggest that those planning to retire in the near future obtain their pension income information from HR. It seems that IBM will not be calculating...
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alwaysontheroad4bigblue
alwaysonther...
Apr 30, 2001 3:36 am
Please see <a href=http://www.ibmemployee.com target=new>http://www.ibmemployee.com</a> for highlight links to Yahoo! Club postings and news articles of...
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keith_cowan2000
Sep 24, 2001 5:16 pm
IBM Canada have proposed to fold the excess (and total) funding of the Defined Benefit (DB) plan into their new Defined Contribution Plan so as to fund new and...
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rimuser
Sep 28, 2001 1:21 am
Keith, <br><br>Just wonder where you got that info. I have not heard anything to substantiate this yet. <br><br>According to your info, is IBM trying to syphon...
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keith_cowan2000
Sep 28, 2001 1:36 pm
All the background can be found at the referenced web site. This action has been ongoing for over a year. What just happened was the discovery that what they...
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rimuser
Sep 30, 2001 11:22 pm
Thanks Keith, <br><br>Will keep an eye on the website you mentioned. Thanks for the alert....
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etahughes
Dec 11, 2001 5:43 pm
The Web site has changed to <a href=http://members.rogers.com/rewind22/ target=new>http://members.rogers.com/rewind22/</a>...
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htacoma
Apr 4, 2002 2:55 am
In February I received the Jan 2002 IBM Retiree Benefits Handbook. The section on the Supplemental Health and Dental Plans makes reference to "Family Lifetime...
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keith_cowan2000
Apr 30, 2002 8:57 pm
When I read the latest update, I was fascinated by the many take aways that have happened over the years. Remember when you could get 100% coverage on the...
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ibmcanadaemployeesrig...
May 19, 2002 5:54 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ibmcanadaemployeesrights group. File...
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ballantrae_ca
Dec 30, 2002 3:06 pm
Canadian retirees are seriously pursuing a Class Action against IBM Canada for lost benefits and promises of ad-hoc pension increases. For more information...
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L. Traarbach
leotraarbach
Jan 14, 2003 10:10 pm
"History repeats itself"... The current corporate behaviour towards employees and retirees in corporations (US, Canada and Europe) resembles to some extent...
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terminatedjune2002
terminatedju...
May 14, 2003 4:44 am
Hello, I received a letter from a Karen Tang at IBM Benefits Programs yesterday which contained the following information. For IBM retirees living in BC, IBM...
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Alex
terminatedju...
Jun 10, 2003 4:38 am
I have started a new group to share with you my personal tale of woe, hardship and sorrow. It took me a long time to decide to document these details, then a...
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Sandy Dorosh
skidgal711
Jul 3, 2003 3:17 am
Do you need to send me an ID and password for me to sign in? thank you ID I'd like is skidgal 2 password shadowss [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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guysie_2002
Dec 30, 2003 2:50 pm
... Sandy, Not sure if anyone replied to you but you need to apply yourself at www.yahoo.com. There you can get a new ID and subscribe to the groups. Hope this...
