Please click
here
to view detailed instructions for registering with the NRPC or paying your Membership fee.
All former employees of Nortel in Canada owe it to themselves as well
as their former colleagues to join the NRPC, which is the only
organisation solely dedicated to the protection of your future
benefits. If you are an ex-employee, a pensioner or a surviving spouse
of a Nortel Canada employee, you should seriously consider joining the
NRPC as a voting Member or as an Associate in order to protect your
current and future income now that Nortel is operating under the
Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). There is strength in
numbers, with more NRPC members, our voice has more impact.
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On
14 January, 2009, Nortel Networks initiated financial restructuring
under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) in Canada and is
actively selling off its business units.
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Nortel
stopped paying severance, transition allowances, and deferred wages to
former employees and retirees, throwing the lives of many people into
great turmoil.
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The latest estimate shows the Nortel Canada pension fund is only funded to 69%.
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Retiree medical benefits and life insurance will cease when the company decides.
Who We Are? The
NRPC is a volunteer run, not-for-profit Corporation devoted to
protecting the interests of former employees of Nortel in Canada. Our
priorities are to ensure that former employees receive the benefits
they were promised and to avoid the wind up of the Nortel pension fund
when it is underfinanced. We pursue your rights in the CCAA process
through our legal representatives, Koskie Minsky LLP, and are seeking
urgent action from governments to protect our rights as citizens and as
Nortel creditors.
Membership Fees:
As a
not for profit organization run by volunteers, we depend on the
financial support of our members to cover expenses related to court
representation, postage, insurance, web site maintenance,
transportation and so on. The Membership fee is $20. The board of
directors may introduce an annual fee in the future. The fee not only
supports a cause that is close to your heart, but also provides certain
benefits such as:
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the right to vote at board of directors elections
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potential access to group health insurance if we can negotiate such
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information bulletins.
Why You Should Join:
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to
protect
the pension and other benefits you earned at Nortel in Canada
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because the NRPC is the
only
group dedicated solely to fighting for your interests
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there is
strength in numbers
and our ability to act in a coordinated professional manner
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your $20 supports website, mailing, & transportation
costs
currently being paid by the volunteers
How to join the NRPC:
all
former employees and surviving spouses, who belong to the negotiated or
non-negotiated pension plans, or have been denied their severance
payment, are welcome to join the NRPC.
There are two steps to becoming a Member; the first step is to Register and the second step is to pay the Membership fee.
Step by step instructions for registering either online or through the mail are available by clicking
here
then going to the Registration section. After reading the instructions on the Help pages click on
Register
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How to pay your Membership Fee:
After you have registered, click
here
and
then select Pay Membership Fee and select the instructions for paying online or through the postal mail.
How to make a Donation: Click
here
and then select Make a Donation.
If You Paid a Retainer to Koskie Minsky: If
you paid a retainer to Koskie Minsky LLP earlier in 2009, these
retainers have now been returned by Koskie Minsky since the courts have
ordered Nortel to pay Koskie Minsky as our representatives through the
CCAA process.
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