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• GM Retirees Go To Court To Protect Their Benefits

  BNET - 2009-06-03

  A “national advocacy organization” dedicated to preserving the benefits of General Motors’ 122,000 formerly salaried retirees could potentially throw a monkey wrench into the bankruptcy reorganization of the giant automaker. The General Motors Retirees Association on June 2 filed a motion in federal bankruptcy court in Michigan to have the...

  Tags: UAW, Health Care, General Motors Corp., Bankruptcy, Benefits, Litigation, Personal Finance, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Human Resources, Business Operations, Ken Terry

• GM Retirees Will See Health Benefits Cut

  BNET - 2009-05-27

  The deal that General Motors just made with the United Auto Workers will require cuts in the medical benefits of retirees, according to papers submitted to union members. And the impending bankruptcy of the embattled auto giant might push those benefits over the edge in a few years. ...

  Tags: Health Benefit, UAW, Health Care, General Motors Corp., Obama Administration, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Payroll Solutions, Personal Finance, Human Resources, Ken Terry

• The Case for Domestic-Based Automakers

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-19

  Jeremy Needham submits: The main argument to maintain domestic-based automakers begins with nearly $20 billion in annual R&D spending that goes towards important objectives such as investing in lithium ion battery technology and other technologically important developments that create and sustain high-tech jobs and research in the United States. ...

  Tags: Automobile Company, UAW, Health Care, Seeking Alpha, Jeremy Needham, Manufacturing, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Transport

• UAW Seeks OK on Health-Care Shift

  - 2008-04-01

  DETROIT - The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. have taken a big legal step toward shifting billions in retiree health-care costs from the automaker to an independent trust fund.

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• Union Corruption Watchdog Criticizes GM/UAW Deal on Health Care; Says Congress Should Hold Hearings on 'Lousy Deal' for Retirees

  - 2007-09-27

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  Tags: General Motors Corp., health care, U.S. Congress, UAW

• Unions must curb carmakers' legacy costs.(Opinion)

  - 2007-06-25

  Byline: Brian Tucker Kudos to United Auto Workers union President Ron Gettelfinger for his comment last week that his members must offer Chrysler Corp. the same kind of concessions on health care that they already have extended to both Ford and Ge Byline:...

  Tags: Chrysler LLC, concession, health care, UAW

• UAW: Health-Care Concessions Unlikely

  - 2007-05-01

  The head of the United Auto Workers said the union already has made health-care concessions to General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., and he suggested that it will not give any more.

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• Automaker-union talks critical to state.(United Auto Workers)(Brief article)

  - 2006-11-27

  This week, Crain's presents its annual "Outlook'' for the coming year. You'll find summaries of trends in every industry we cover in this single issue. But the biggest issue for 2007 may well be what's not listed: The contract talks between t This...

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• Boeing targets benefits; Battling with UAW over right to make health plan changes.(News)(United Auto Workers)(Boeing Co.)

  - 2006-10-02

  Byline: PAUL MERRION Boeing Co. and the United Auto Workers are fighting over the company's right to make changes in a health plan for retirees of its Rotorcraft helicopter division in Pennsylvania. But first, they must battle in Chicago and Nas ...

  Tags: benefit, Boeing Co., company, health care, UAW

• Fitch: Recent Steps Provide Some Relief For GM, But Deeper Cuts Needed

  - 2006-02-07

  CHICAGO -- While today's announcements provide General Motors with moderate cost saving measures over the intermediate term, deeper structural cost reductions will ultimately be necessary to reverse negative cash flows, according to Fitch Ratings. The ratings for General Motors GM remain on Rating Watch Negative. E[acute accent]The dividend cut will...

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