longball

Welcome to the 21st century Gramps

From the comments it seems you all didn't read the article or didn't understand it.

How much of this would you have received without the union?

Look it up....China has been the largest auto market for at least 4 years....this is here and now...not the future

When complaining about Ford trying to expand their world markets we need to realize that the US market isn't that big....If Ford is going to remain competitive they need to keep investing overseas....The chinese market is 4 times as large as the US market....I think our market is 5th largest

You do realize that your pension is your years of service multiplied by your LIB Life income Benefit I find it hard to believe a 50 year man and a 30 year man have anywhere near the same benefit Glow ...you must be young and short sighted...but believe me, you will need to quit someday and i believe a pension is the most efficient way to get there. Every contract the LIB should be raised....my opinion

isn't Rawsonville a similar situation we accepted in a previous Ford contract?

your numbers are a little low for SS...mine is just under 1750...about 10% more....

Pmooret...I see the numbers and know it is a tough choice to retire....If you have any hobbies or a passion for anything I would encourage you to think about taking whatever time you have left and spend that time with people you love and doing things you enjoy. I can't tell you how valuable your time is if you are active enough to enjoy it....I don't need anymore junk, so there is no need for the extra income that comes from continuing to work....To me, my freedom is worth much more than the added income...much more

The Supplemental portion of your check before 62 is approx. $1445. That will drop off at 62. SS will begin and you will get X amount. The 2 aren't relative to each other. we all will have different amounts due us from SS...I think you will find that the supplemental is going to be less than SS....Unless you want to keep working, don't be afraid you will lose money at 62...not gonna happen...Also once you turn 62 you will get credit for any time you have over 30...

lots of questions....no real employment after retiring....make about 2000 a year goofing off at a golf course...survivor benefit yes...of course i have the normal bills that are my responsibility from our VEBA. I was told by our benefit rep that I wouldn't see much reduction in SS even with not contributing much since retiring...he was 100% correct...my SS is approx. 200 more per month than my bridge benefit....let's not be passing bad info on here...it's a big decision to retire...if you don't KNOW why comment?

I'm not sure what you are saying there but I can tell you I retired at 52 and I will get more money from SS than my Ford Supplemental is....I was surprised also...Thought retiring early would knock my SS down considerably but it didn't. Don't buy into what you've heard...retire anytime you have 30 if you think you can...if you have your debt in order, your pension should work.

Are you saying you believe supplemental retirement (bridge) is 600 or 700 dollars more than SS at 62? I disagree....

Thanks Ms. Pmooret... I retired in 2008 and was a little fuzzy about LIB Not 62 yet so this hasn't been on my mind. Good luck with this contract.

Could one of you gentlemen refresh my memory what is Life Income Benefit?