The GM Decision
- Thread starter Mr. Bill
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- 11,280
Wow. Thats a huge group losing coverage. Did they say when?
- 9,744
I did read that they will get a corresponding "pension offset", presumably to buy a med supp?
- 11,280
I googled and didn't find anything.
- 11,280
Ahhh, it just came on the news.
- 11,280
It didn't say much about retirees losing coverage.
- 9,744
- 9,744
Just read it carefully. It's NOT retirees. It's older than 65 salaried employees.
- 14,809
Wow...that's a big deal. My father uses his retirement benefits from GE and it's a big deal. If he lost that....
- 18,988
Yes, it is a big deal. I am a Goodyear retiree and nearly lost our benefits a year and a half ago. Goodyear proposed to eliminate all retiree health benefits. The union workers were on strike for 3 months to prevent that from happening. I have had a for my health coverage since Jan. '07, but, I still have it.
I'm 15 years from medicare, so, it would be a huge loss for those in my age group to lose the healthcare that we worked for. GM is the bellweather company for these changes. They will pressure the union to make these changes and, if successful, other companies will shortly follow suit.
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