Two Thousand Continental Tire Retirees Get Health Care Cuts Restored

Omaha Steve

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Wed Aug-01-07 08:23 PM
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Two Thousand Continental Tire Retirees Get Health Care Cuts Restored

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Two Thousand Continental Tire Retirees Get Health Care Cuts Restored - 08/02/07

By Doug Cunningham

Continental Tire has been ordered by a federal judge to pay health premiums for 2,000 retired steelworkers. The suit by the United Steel Workers forced the company to honor its contract to the retirees after the company arbitrarily cut the health insurance premiums.

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Fierce

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Wed Aug-01-07 08:28 PM
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1. Right on!

Well done, Steelworkers!

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Purveyor

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Wed Aug-01-07 08:30 PM
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2. So next week Continental files bankrupcy, courts void union contracts...I suppose? eom

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Solo_in_MD

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Wed Aug-01-07 09:12 PM
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3. if not next week, then next year

or they sell everything to a shell company and dump the unions and the retirees

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