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We're Mike Walden, Sherman Liimatainen and Gail Kraker, and we're asking you to help New York Local 707 retirees with their travel expenses related to restoring their multiemployer pensions.
We've had considerable requests to allow any amount for donations, instead of our original $20 limit, and we've opened the amount you can donate. If you wish, you'll be able to make your donation as anonymous and/or have the amount hidden.
Although we're officers of the National United Committee to Protect Pensions, we're not collecting donations through NUCPP. We're doing this as individuals, because NUCPP's lawyers said this may prevent potential legal, regulatory or other problems for the nonprofit.
Local 707 retirees need to lobby legislators in D.C. and go to Joint Select Committee public hearings inside and outside of D.C. to make their presence known and tell their stories of how these drastic cuts are hurting them and their families. Many have had to sell their homes, have had foreclosures and have had to file for bankruptcy. Many are living below poverty level after decades of working hard to secure their retirement future, and many are having health problems due to the stress. They find age discrimination in applying for work even if they're healthy.
In addition, their stories will be powerfully beneficial to all of us since members of the JSC and other legislators will know we'll all suffer the same hardships if they don't fix this soon.
Please take a few moments to read this online article from February of 2017 about Local 707 retirees. There's also mention of CSPF.
Your donations will be processed by PayPal, a secure online payment system. You don't need a PayPal account to make a donation through PayPal. We will never see your sensitive payment information.
After low PayPal transaction fees and your option to give a little to FundRazr to keep it free, the rest will be used to reimburse 707 retirees for past pension-related travel to D.C. and to help with future travel.
Travel includes, but is not limited to, reasonable air or ground transportation, parking, shuttles, taxis, metro fares, hotel or other accommodations, tips, meals in restaurants - rather than paper-bagging it and missing important planning and socialization with others who are lobbying - and miscellaneous travel expenses. All travel will be pension-related only.
Doug Rumsey, Chair of Concerned Teamsters Local 707 Retirees, will be overseer and distributor of the funds.
Your contributions to this fundraiser are voluntary. They're not tax-deductible and they're non-refundable.
Please donate - many hands make light work.
Travel to and from D.C. is expensive from anywhere. Travel to JSC public hearings outside of D.C. will likely be expensive also.
The making of your donation will be regarded as confirmation that you've read and accepted all the terms.
Please share this fundraiser to help our brothers and sisters.
In gratitude and solidarity.
Mike, Sherman & Gail
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