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CWA Retirees, Active Members Fight Nokia-Lucent on Pension Grab

CWA retired and active members are pushing back against Nokia-Lucent’s attempt to grab billions in pension assets from a plan covering retired CWA and IBEW members and transfer those funds to an underfunded management fund. The campaign supports the lawsuit brought by CWA charging that Nokia-Lucent is violating the law and the collective bargaining agreement in place covering Lucent workers. Retirees and active workers are picketing Nokia-Lucent facilities, contacting their members of Congress and other leaders, and raising the issue in the media.

Read some of the media coverage here and here.