Union OKs Benefits Reductions for GM Retirees       May 29, 2009
News: The agreement, approved by nearly 75 percent of UAW members, also requires GM to continue its defined benefit pension plan offered to UAW members.
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Coca-Cola Will Again Seek Approval of Retiree ...       February 24, 2009
News: DOL ruled last week that the plan does not qualify for fast-track approval.
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Ford, UAW Reach Pact on Retiree Health Trust Fund       February 23, 2009
News: UPDATE: The proposed modifications to the voluntary employees' beneficiary association were not disclosed.
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Court OKs Trust to Handle Goodyear Retiree Health ...       August 22, 2008
... : A federal court judge has approved Goodyear's voluntary employees' beneficiary association trust that will take responsibility for most company retiree health care benefits.
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GM to Cut Jobs, Bonuses, Dividends       July 15, 2008
News: In addition to an unspecified number of layoffs among salaried workers, GM says it will eliminate health care coverage for US salaried retirees over 65, effective January 1. Those workers will receive a pension increase to help offset losse
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UAW Retirees Settle Dispute With GM Over Trust ...       February 25, 2008
... all employees who work for the trust must manage the voluntary employees' beneficiary association's money and its affairs in the best interest of UAW retirees.
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Top 5 Workforce News Headlines of 2007       December 21, 2007
Feature: From ending retiree health care to the rise of social networking technology, these are the stories that changed the workforce landscape this year. (12/21/2007)
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UAW/GM Deal Based On Unrealistic Cost Forecasts       October 26, 2007
News: The recently ratified contract between General Motors and the United Auto Workers, details of which were disclosed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, underscores the precariousness of future retiree health care benefits.
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New GM Slogan: Viva the VEBA       October 18, 2007
Feature: UAW contract deal will allow the automaker to remove some $51 billion in unfunded retiree health-care benefit obligations from its balance sheet. But the financial risks the union is assuming seem substantial. (10/18/2007)
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