To: jbond@msu.edu

Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 8:41 PM

 

Dear Mr. Bond:

It was quite refreshing to read your President’s Message, December 2003, especially paragraph #4 with respect to health care concerns. I agree with your statement that we retirees are no longer viewed as "valued members of the G.M. Family," but seem to be looked upon as a financial liability except when it come to marketing their products.
 

In my opinion, one of the reasons we salaried employees have gotten ourselves in this position is because we kept turning our cheek every time we were asked to take concessions. We were told, and most of us believed, that G.M. would always look out for our best interests. That was not the case. After all, look at the union retiree’s programs, i.e., cost-of-living, Christmas bonus, medical. It appears that General Motors cares more for the union employees than it does for the retired Salaried employees who administered their policies

It is time we band together with all G.M. Retirees’ Clubs nationwide to make a unified statement of our needs. If I can be of assistance please let me know.

R.D. Lapham (retired)