H. C. R. No. 33 As Introduced

As Introduced

128th General Assembly

Regular Session

2009-2010

H. C. R. No. 33

Representative Hagan

Cosponsors: Representatives Letson, Harris, Pryor, Skindell, Domenick, Yuko, Harwood, Boyd, Gerberry, Murray, Blair, Foley, Williams, B., Lehner, Lundy, Stewart, Martin

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

To urge the President of the United States, the 1
Secretary of the Treasury, the head of the 2
President's Auto Task Force, the President of 3
General Motors, and the President of the Delphi 4
Corporation to treat all of the General 5
Motors-Delphi retirees fairly and equitably and 6
provide for the full earned pensions and other 7
post employment benefits in the same manner for 8
all groups. 9

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):

       WHEREAS, In the General Motors-Delphi Corporation bankruptcy 10
proceedings, which were guided by the United States Treasury and 11
the President's Auto Task Force, all Delphi Corporation employee 12
pension funds were transferred to the Federal Pension Benefit 13
Guarantee Corporation; and 14

       WHEREAS, The earned pensions of all Delphi retirees are part 15
of their promised compensation; and 16

       WHEREAS, General Motors has agreed to "top up" the pension 17
plans of the Delphi hourly employees represented by the United 18
Auto Workers (UAW), the International Union of Electronic, 19
Electrical, Salaried, Machine, and Furniture Workers-Communication 20
Workers of America (IUE-CWA), and the United Steel Workers (USW); 21
and 22

       WHEREAS, General Motors has not agreed to "top up" the 23
pension plans of the Delphi salaried retirees and the Delphi 24
hourly retirees represented by the International Brotherhood of 25
Electrical Workers (IBEW), the International Association of 26
Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), and the International 27
Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE); and 28

       WHEREAS, Funds for the health care insurance promised as a 29
retirement benefit have been provided for the UAW, totally 30
eliminated for the Delphi salaried retirees, and greatly reduced 31
for the IUE-CWA, the USW, the IBEW, the IAMAW, and the IUOE; and 32

       WHEREAS, This is unfair and inequitable treatment of the 33
different working groups and will lead to thousands of job losses 34
in the State of Ohio; and 35

       WHEREAS, the Delphi retirees all worked for the same company 36
side-by-side for twenty, thirty, or even more than forty years; 37
and 38

       WHEREAS, The Delphi retirees worked loyally, faithfully, and 39
beneficially for General Motors and the Delphi Corporation; and 40

       WHEREAS, All of the Delphi retirees are equally deserving of 41
their post-employment benefits; and 42

       WHEREAS, All of the Delphi retirees deserve equal treatment 43
from their federal government; now therefore be it 44

       RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 128th General Assembly 45
of the State of Ohio, hereby urge the President of the United 46
States, the Secretary of the Treasury, the head of the President's 47
Auto Task Force, the President of General Motors, and the 48
President of the Delphi Corporation to immediately remedy the 49
injustice, treat all of the General Motors-Delphi retirees fairly 50
and equitably, and provide for the full earned pensions and other 51
post employment benefits in the same manner for all groups; and be 52
it further 53

       RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly 54
authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the 55
United States, the Secretary of the Treasury, the head of the 56
President's Auto Task Force, the chief executive officers of 57
General Motors and the Delphi Corporation, and the news media of 58
Ohio. 59

WHEREAS, In the General Motors-Delphi Corporation bankruptcy	10
proceedings, which were guided by the United States Treasury and	11
the President's Auto Task Force, all Delphi Corporation employee	12
pension funds were transferred to the Federal Pension Benefit	13
Guarantee Corporation; and	14

WHEREAS, The earned pensions of all Delphi retirees are part	15
of their promised compensation; and	16

WHEREAS, General Motors has agreed to "top up" the pension	17
plans of the Delphi hourly employees represented by the United	18
Auto Workers (UAW), the International Union of Electronic,	19
Electrical, Salaried, Machine, and Furniture Workers-Communication	20
Workers of America (IUE-CWA), and the United Steel Workers (USW);	21
and	22

WHEREAS, General Motors has not agreed to "top up" the	23
pension plans of the Delphi salaried retirees and the Delphi	24
hourly retirees represented by the International Brotherhood of	25
Electrical Workers (IBEW), the International Association of	26
Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), and the International	27
Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE); and	28

WHEREAS, Funds for the health care insurance promised as a	29
retirement benefit have been provided for the UAW, totally	30
eliminated for the Delphi salaried retirees, and greatly reduced	31
for the IUE-CWA, the USW, the IBEW, the IAMAW, and the IUOE; and	32

WHEREAS, This is unfair and inequitable treatment of the	33
different working groups and will lead to thousands of job losses	34
in the State of Ohio; and	35

WHEREAS, the Delphi retirees all worked for the same company	36
side-by-side for twenty, thirty, or even more than forty years;	37
and	38

WHEREAS, The Delphi retirees worked loyally, faithfully, and	39
beneficially for General Motors and the Delphi Corporation; and	40

WHEREAS, All of the Delphi retirees are equally deserving of	41
their post-employment benefits; and	42

WHEREAS, All of the Delphi retirees deserve equal treatment	43
from their federal government; now therefore be it	44

RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 128th General Assembly	45
of the State of Ohio, hereby urge the President of the United	46
States, the Secretary of the Treasury, the head of the President's	47
Auto Task Force, the President of General Motors, and the	48
President of the Delphi Corporation to immediately remedy the	49
injustice, treat all of the General Motors-Delphi retirees fairly	50
and equitably, and provide for the full earned pensions and other	51
post employment benefits in the same manner for all groups; and be	52
it further	53

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly	54
authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of the	55
United States, the Secretary of the Treasury, the head of the	56
President's Auto Task Force, the chief executive officers of	57
General Motors and the Delphi Corporation, and the news media of	58
Ohio.	59