NSO Merger/Organizing Committee
John Stephens, Chair
jesjr@aol.com

NSO Special Services Committee
Robert Blackwell, Chair
robert76@embarqmail.com

NSO Pension Benefits Committee
Ron Goldenstein, Chair
rgolden@nsea.org

Marius Ambrose, Vice President for Defense
mambrose@mseanea.org

Vera Stafford, Comptroller
verjer@att.net

Research Assistance

Contact:  Robert Blackwell
North Carolina Association of Educators
411 Western Boulevard
Suite 21
Jacksonville, NC 28546
Phone: 910-347-7623
910-347-7625 (FAX).
E-mail:  robert76@embarqmail.com

Pension Plans – Relief and Threats

NEA and its pension counsel have analyzed the devastating impact of the Pension Protection Act rules on NEA affiliates. In an attempt to provide relief for single and multi-employer plans, NEA has put together a proposal to address the issue called, Separate Liability Funding Solution. Click here for an update on NEA’s proposal.

Threats to defined benefit pension plans continue and nothing could be worse during our current economic crisis. NEA’s Collective Bargaining and Member Advocacy has issued a paper, “Ensuring Realistic Employer Costs for Retirement Plans.”