(Source: By Andrea Ahles, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas) - It looks like the U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Southern District of New York is the target of a letter writing campaign.
On Tuesday, there were five letters entered into the court’s case docket for AMR Corp.’s bankruptcy case. All of the letters were from retirees of American Airlines and discussed their concerns about the company’s pension plans.
And they all used the exact same language. Here’s a copy of the form letter sent by the retirees:
Honorable Judge Sean Lane:
As a retiree of American Airlines, I earned my pension over the course of a XX year career, and I have counted on its financial security for my “Golden Years.” If AMR is allowed to do away with the Pension Fund, there will be several more thousands of citizens “depending on the U.S. Government for money it doesn’t have. Our Government is already operating under trillions of dollars of debt. This debt is adversely affecting our economy, and will be for decades to come.
AMR Executives should surrender some of their excessive pay, bonuses, and “golden parachutes” in order to improve AMR’s financial future. The “workers” have sacrificed many times during the Company’s history. It is time “someone else” does the sacrificing. American Airlines would not have been as successful were it not for the devotion and sacrifice of its workers.
Sincerely,
XXXXX
So far, the court docket shows five of these letters. It will be interesting to see how many more of them appear in the docket over the next few days.
-Andrea Ahles
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