Highlights for Week Ending May 13, 2000

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• How's Your Pension? Cash-balance plans are all the rage. But could they spell a smaller pension for you? (From Mutual Funds Magazine): http://www.mfmag.com/may2000/fundretr.htm
  
  
• The text of what would have been the Congressman's statement at the IBM Stockholder Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. Bernie was prevented from speaking when company CEO Louis Gerstner ended the meeting a half an hour early while the Congressman was at the podium. http://www.house.gov/bernie/statements/2000-04-25-ibmstockholder.html and comments from Lou Shadow concerning Lou’s decision to not let Bernie speak: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30365
  
  
• Press Release on H-1B Bill: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30110
  
  
• Rebellion in Armonk: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30147 and http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30163 and http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30182 and

  http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30364
  
  
• News about Ellen Hancock: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30150
  
  
• Dell to help IBMers http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30362
  
  
• Band A vs Band 10 Pension info: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30501
  
  
• Defined Contribution Medical Plans (might be next benefit take-away): http://www.pioneerplanet.com/business/biz_docs/032862.htm
  
  
• State and local income tax implications for IGS consultants: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmemployeeissues/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmemployeeissues&sid=1600004318&mid=256 and http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmemployeeissues/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmemployeeissues&sid=1600004318&mid=260
  
• IBM Employee Custom Benefits Account (watch out, here comes the next benefit cut): http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30628
  
  
• How raises were determined this year: http://messages.clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/ibmpension/bbs?action=m&tid=ibmpension&sid=12201113&mid=30630