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...Industry giants — such as razor brand Gillette, power company Southern California Edison, and tyremaker Goodyear Tire and Rubber — hired in-house doctors to ensure the health and productivity of employees...
...The Boston-based group is facing two separate suits from the Retirees of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Health Care Trust and the Glass Dimensions Inc Profit Sharing Plan and Trust....
...The challenges facing suppliers were underscored on Wednesday by Goodyear Tire’s announcement of a $330m fourth-quarter loss and a further 5,000 job cuts....
...Several other companies, including Goodyear Tire, Navistar, the truck and engine maker, and Dana, an automotive parts supplier, have also introduced Vebas, although on a far smaller scale than GM....
...The blueprints are recent deals at Goodyear and Dana. In both cases, the UAW agreed to long term healthcare costs being shifted into separate trusts in return for a (discounted) lump sum....
...One attraction for the union is that benefits would not be threatened by a bankruptcy. The UAW has agreed to similar deals over the past year with Goodyear Tire and Dana, a parts supplier....
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