COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman

CONTENTS

Hearing held in Washington, D.C., on September 19, 1978_.

Summary of H.R. 13535___

Text of H.R. 13535_

Statement of-

Baker, George, member, UE Local 107 Retirees' Association_.

Block, Boris H., general secretary-treasurer, United Electrical Radio

& Machine Workers of America and Representative of UE Local 107

Retirees' Association___.

Coxson, Harold P., Jr., director of labor law, Chamber of Commerce

of the United States---

Dulski, Marie, president, Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 Retirees' Club
and secretary-treasurer, Southern California Council, Retail Clerks'
Retirees' Clubs---

Edgar, Hon. Robert W., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Pennsylvania.

Ellis, John, assistant executive director, Associated General Contrac-
tors of America, accompanied by Dale Witcraft, secretary, Collective
Bargaining Committee, Associated General Contractors_.

King, Edward C., directing attorney, National Senior Citizens Law

Center

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Myers, Hon. Gary A., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Pennsylvania

Palmer, Robert, director, labor relations, National Association of

Manufacturers

Rodgers, Leo A., a representative of locals 254 and 255, Retired Mem-

bers Council, IUE, AFL-CIO-

Tower, Jay W., staff attorney, Pension Rights Center_.

Waxman, Hon. Henry A., a Representative in Congress from the State

of California__.

Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, et cetera-

Baker, George, member, UE Local 107 Retirees Association, pension
information submitted by---

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Bernstein. Merton C., and Walter D. Coles, professor of law, Wash-
ington University, statement by--.

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Block, Boris H., general secretary-treasurer, United Electrical, Radio
& Machine Workers of America and representative of UE Local 107
Retirees Association, testimony of---

Coxson. Harold P., Jr., director, Labor Law, Chamber of Commerce of

the United States, statement of__.

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Dulski, Marie, president, Retail Clerks Union, Local 770 Retirees' Club,

statement of__

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Ellis, John, assistant executive director, Associated General Contrac-
tors of America:

Statement of__

Statement submitted to Subcommittee on Investigations, House
Committee on Ways and Means, dated September 28, 1978.

King, Edward C., directing attorney, National Senior Citizens Law

Center, testimony of........

Palmer, Robert, director, Labor Relations, National Association of

Manufacturers, statement and summary submitted by-

Tower, Jay W., staff attorney, Pension Rights Center, statement of__

(III)

APPENDIX

Block, Boris H., general secretary-treasurer, United Electrical Radio & Page Machine Workers of America, additional statement_

Conte, Hon. Silvio O., a Representative in Congress from the State of Massachusetts, statement by--

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Paster, Howard G., legislative director, International Union, United Auto-
mobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America-UAW,
letter to Chairman Thompson, dated September 14, 1978--
Rodgers, Leo, president, Retired Pension Club, locals 254 and 255 and
Albert F. Litano, business agent, I.U.E., local 255, letter to Fred Fein-
stein, attorney, dated October 4, 1978__

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Tower, Jay W., staff attorney, Pension Rights Center, Washington, D.C.,
letter to Chairman Thompson, with attachments, dated October 19, 1978_
Watts, Glenn E., president, Communications Workers of America, letter to
Chairman Thompson, with enclosure, dated August 28, 1978--.