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Attention All ATU Local 1338 Defined Contribution Participants
DART is preparing for the
Annual Audit of DART's Defined Contribution Plans
DART's auditors, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, are currently performing the annual audit of the financial statements for the DART Retirement Plan and Trust (Plan #091083) and DART Capital Accumulation (401k) Plan and Trust (Plan #092263), as administered by Vanguard. This is for the plan year ended on December 31, 2009.
As part of this audit, a group of participants (DART employees) have been randomly selected to respond to an audit questionnaire regarding transactions that occurred on their personal accounts, as documented on the quarterly statements issued by Vanguard.
In the next few weeks, you may receive a letter, including copies of your 2009 Vanguard quarterly statements, from Deloitte & Touche, LLP. If you receive this audit questionnaire, please respond promptly.
Contact information for DART's representative at Deloitte & Touche, LLP will be included in the audit letter for you to call if you have questions.
$$$ What You Get For The Money $$$
Your Union dues allow the Union to provide you with a number of
services and benefits not available to non-union workers. One of
these services is the ability to challenge management when you
believe you have been treated unfairly. Union dues pay the salaries
of your dedicated Union Officers who lead the fight against the
Authority when you file a grievance. If your grievance goes to
arbitration, your dues also pay for the lawyers to defend your case
against the Authority – thousands of dollars can go into fighting a
single arbitration case! Fortunately, many of the cases are settled
before they get to arbitration - and quite a few are settled favorably
at the Union level. Without the Union, and the services your dues
pay for, you would have no recourse when management makes
mistakes.