R-2
Augsburg Fortress - referred to Synod Council
WHEREAS, Augsburg-Fortress, a ministry of this church, has broken faith with its employees by terminating its pension plan, thus depriving some 500 persons of the pension benefits they had been promised; and
WHEREAS, the ELCA claims to have no responsibility for this unjust act; and
WHEREAS, this action will render many Augsburg-Fortress retirees destitute; and
WHEREAS, this church seeks to be an advocate for the hungry and for justice; and
WHEREAS, the Holy Scriptures call upon us, as we have opportunity, to do good to all and especially to the household of faith (Galatians 6:10);
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Northern Illinois Synod request the ELCA and Augsburg-Fortress to immediately begin conversation and act cooperatively, with the goal of quickly and retroactively restoring promised pensions to Augsburg-Fortress retirees.
Submitted By: East Conference, Northern Illinois Synod
Contact Person: Rev. Rodney Juell
Date Received: April 8, 2010
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Action of the Resolution Committee
Date of Action: April 26, 2010
Action Taken: The committee voted to submit R-3 as a substitute resolution and to move the substitute as the main motion in place of this resolution.
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