Article: GE Workers Plan Strike Over Health Care

Article: GE Employees to Strike Over Health Care
AP Online;  January 8, 2003 ;     496 words ......an increase in health care copayments, GE and union officials said Tuesday. Union officials say as many as...participating in the GE Health Care Preferred plan...some of the best health care benefits to our...we' ve seen health care costs go ...

Article: Sikorsky strike latest in U.S. sparked by health care crisis
AP Worldstream;  February 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ......in terms of health care coverage," said...proposed doubling health care co-payments...next two years, union officials said. It's the...cut back on health care costs by passing...82 percent of health care costs, better...euro185) per week, union ...

Article: GE workers to strike over health care cost increases
Daily Breeze;  January 8, 2003 ;     268 words ......protest an increase in health care co-payments, officials said Tuesday. Union officials say up to 20,000 employees...participating in the GE Health Care Preferred plan by...of that in 2003." Union officials said the increase...leader, is using the health ...

Article: GE UNION STRIKES OVER HEALTH CARE COST HIKE WORKER KILLED BY COP CAR IN KENTUCKY.(FRONT)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  January 14, 2003 ;     514 words ......protesting an increase in health care copayments. In Kentucky...killed by a police car. Union officials said about 20,000...same plant. Rising health care in America is putting...for human resources. Union officials said the copay increases...locations in 23 states, ...

Article: Health care upsets Lucent retirees.
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK);  April 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ......provide education and health care for those kids...750 and $950, union officials said. But monthly...concerned their health care premiums will continue...was factored into union negotiations on...dollars annually on health care for our formerly...

Article: GE Employees Plan Strike Over Health Care
AP Online;  January 7, 2003 ;     442 words ......an increase in health care copayments, GE and union officials said Tuesday. Union officials say as many as...participating in the GE Health Care Preferred plan...some of the best health care benefits to our...we' ve seen health care costs go ...

Article: U strike date is first day of class; The union representing 3,500 clerical, health care and technical workers rejected the latest proposed contract.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 25, 2007 ;     440 words ......clerical, health care and technical...contracts. Union officials said that...according to union officials. Health care workers were...employees on health care. So we think...According to union officials, the average...

Article: Health care at heart of many labor fights; Contracts that require paying more for coverage push workers to action.(Business)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  February 25, 2006 ;     668 words ......proposed doubling health care co-payments in...next two years, union officials said. It's the...to cut back on health care costs by passing...82 percent of health care costs, better...220 per week, union officials said. United...of the strike. Union ...

Article: Health Care Cost Concerns Delay New Contract Agreement between SBC, Union.
Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX);  March 30, 2004 ;     660 words ......burden of rising health care costs is keeping...over how rising health care costs should...to mediate. Union officials have also agreed...Experts say health care's leading role...by both sides. Union officials say SBC wants...more of their health ...

Article: General Electric employees plan national job walkout over health care costs
AP Worldstream;  January 8, 2003 ;     217 words ......protest an increase in health care copayments, company and union officials said. As many as 20,000...a leader, is using the health care crisis as an excuse to...marketplace. We've seen health care costs go up dramatically...

Article: GE Strike Over Health Care Enters 2nd Day
AP Online;  January 15, 2003 ;     516 words ......in their out-of-pocket health care payments. Braving bone...members of the International Union of Electronic Workers/Communications...in the two-day strike. Union officials put the number at about...an increase in certain health care co-payments by workers...Since 1999, GE's ...

Article: GE Workers Vow to Strike Over Health Care
AP Online;  January 5, 2003 ;     500 words ......manufacturing plants. Union officials say the strike...sharply rising health care costs. The last...affected by the health care issue. Meyer said...weeks, he said. Union officials passed a resolution...GE employees. Union officials also say ...

Article: GE employees plan strike over health care costs.(General Electric Co.)
Bioterrorism Week;  January 20, 2003 ;     501 words ......manufacturing plants. Union officials say the strike...sharply rising health care costs. The last...affected by the health care issue. Meyer said...early February. Union officials passed a resolution...GE employees. Union officials also say ...

Article: Teachers to start year without new pact: Allentown district wants educators to pay more for health care.
Morning Call (Allentown, PA);  August 22, 2007 ;     452 words ......toward a settlement. Union officials said the district...the load of rising health care costs but will push...exact salary increase union officials are seeking in the...602,302 budgeted for health care. melanie.hughes@mcall...