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Retirees and former employees of Unisys, Lockheed Martin, and their heritage companies

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Welcome to Our Retirees' Club Website!

 VIP Club members' personal friendships started during our legacy companies' working days then continued as we've transitioned into retirement or other life-style pursuits. As of January 2024 we had 598 active memberships in 28 states plus one each in Canada, Germany, and Greece. This is a living web site; updated aperiodically with new Club information and Legacy Anthology articles. We respectfully fly the American Flag on our web pages. Please send announcements or site corrections to webmaster@vipclubmn.org

We are proud of our Legacy Companies, our technology innovations, and our teamwork accomplishments while on the job; an intriguing and continuing legacy illustrated in this MN state icon, detailed in the 60 Legacy Anthology chapters, reflected in our monthly stories, and at Lawshe Memorial Museum exhibits. 

  • [10/25] Watch your email inbox for the Nov/Dec newsletter now at the print shop, we just archived the Sept/Oct newsletter - download it or any issues since 2004 from our newsletter archives. Evites to the Annual Old Timers' Reunion and Club elections were distributed last week.  If you did not get it - contact our webmaster.
  • [9/22] Listed the initial planning of 2025 activities, Activities (vipclubmn.org)l  Added a link to the 2024 RGOD event photos, see https://vipclubmn.org/activities.html#RGOD report, the 16th year of this event. Note that the September Our Stories is about the 1100/2200 Operating System, we still need an October Legacy Story. 
  • [7/23] Posted the August Our Stoies, from NAC to ERA, excerpted from a John Lindley 2016 manuscript.
  • [6/22] Photos from the 2024 picnic can be seen in the gallery.
  • [6/20] Syttende Mai and Annual Picnic events held.  See Activities page for details.
  • [5/7] Posted the May Our Stories, a compendium of newsletter legacy stories since January 2022. 

Prior Announcements

  • Unisys Benefits Change - Unisys no longer uses Hewitt for the Benefits Service Center (USBS) HR interface.  The UBSC phone number (1-877-864-7972) is still valid. However, the new UBSC web access address to use is now, https://digital.alight.com/unisys.  The Unisys Benefit contact information is available on the main Unisys web. A detailed multiple contact listing, that includes the new UBSC web address URL, is available for "Current and Former Associates" at: https://www.unisys.com/about-us/current-and-former-associates. [8/8/21]
  • No email?  Send correspondence to VIP Club - Board or - Membership or - Newsletter,  P.O. Box  21903, Eagan, MN 55121.  Please allow several days for responses as our volunteers may be traveling or busy with grandchildren! 
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Calendar Dates

  • Nov 7th - Old Timers Reunion at Lost Spur
  • Jan 5th, 2025 - Holiday Party
  • April 16th - Volunteer Recognition Luncheon
  • May 16th - Syttende Mai
  • Mid June - Annual Picnic
  • September 11th - RGODS

2024 Board Meetings
 Dec 4th

Frequently Asked Questions

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