Goodyear Employees Vote on Proposed Deal
Newsday - A key issue had been the company’s proposed health care fund for retirees. Goodyear ultimately agreed to put $1 billion into the fund for medical benefits, which was higher than the company’s previous $660 million offer but less than what the union

Striking Goodyear workers vote on proposed contract
Ledger - A $1 billion trust fund for retiree medical benefits, about $700 million in cash and the rest in Goodyear stock. - A wage Cost of living allowances will be applied to hourly pay rates, a lump sum payment and the trust fund for retiree health care.

Governor sets study on benefits
Daily Breeze - SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he will appoint a bipartisan commission to study the growing cost of funding state public pensions and retiree health benefits. The governor said the mounting costs, mostly due to health care

24 Hour News: Editorials & Commentary
Cauldron - A test for U.S. lawmakers Wire Date: 12/27/06 8:45 AM EST Depriving children of adequate health care while giving the rich tax benefits that were intended for average Americans is flat-out wrong, and U.S. Congress must move quickly to prevent that.