From: "John Oellrich" 

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Gene,

Anyone that worked for Western Electric when it was known as Western =
Electric and continued on to Lucent has a fully qualified, funded and =
insured pension. Hell most anyone that worked for Western Electric is so =
old that they retired or were ready to retire before 401Ks became the =
norm. The Western Electric name was dropped in 1983 or 1984.

And I took my fully funded pension from Western Electric, aka Lucent, = July 2001.

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john
  "Gene McAloon"  wrote in message =
news:4fv0cvcqn49lkmi9e6kdpfpagnn0009cn1{at}4ax.com...
  On Mon, 12 May 2003 17:17:13 -0700, "Bruce Biermann" =
 wrote:

  >Beem sent me email last week.  He's still in Florida, but no longer =
with
  >Lucent.

  Not too many are now. Some people who were with that company back when =
it was
  still called Western Electric are being laid off.  Their 401Ks are =
worth next to
  nothing and at their age getting employment at anywhere near the same =
salary is
  next to impossible in this economy. Truly sad.=20

  Ge
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Gene,
 
Anyone that worked for Western Electric when it was known as =
Western=20
Electric and continued on to Lucent has a fully qualified, funded and = insured=20
pension. Hell most anyone that worked for Western Electric is so old = that they=20
retired or were ready to retire before 401Ks became the norm. The
= Western=20
Electric name was dropped in 1983 or 1984.
 
And I took my fully funded pension from Western Electric, aka =
Lucent, July=20
2001.
-- john

  "Gene McAloon" <gmcaloon_2000{at}Yahoo.com>">mailto:gmcaloon_2000{at}Yahoo.com">gmcaloon_2000{at}Yahoo.com>
= wrote in=20
  message news:4fv0cvcqn49=
lkmi9e6kdpfpagnn0009cn1{at}4ax.com...On=20
  Mon, 12 May 2003 17:17:13 -0700, "Bruce Biermann" <bbier{at}exmsft.com>">mailto:bbier{at}exmsft.com">bbier{at}exmsft.com> =
wrote:>Beem=20
  sent me email last week.  He's still in Florida, but no longer=20
  with>Lucent.Not too many are now.
Some people who were =
with=20
  that company back when it wasstill called Western Electric are =
being laid=20
  off.  Their 401Ks are worth next tonothing and at their age =
getting=20
  employment at anywhere near the same salary isnext to impossible =
in this=20
  economy. Truly sad.
Ge

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