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Disneyland and Labor Union Settle On Health Insurance

The Disneyland Resort, located in Anaheim, California, has finally reached a contract agreement with the workers of the Unite Here Local 11 labor union. This dispute has been going on for four years, and is mostly about health insurance. Health insurance is extremely important. Without it, an individual, or a family, risks going into massive debt due to medical bills. In the past, people looked for jobs that offered employer sponsored health insurance, because it was one of the only ways to find affordable health insurance. Today, employers, and large corporations and businesses, are trying to cut down on the … Continue reading →

Boeing to Raise Cost of Employee Health Insurance

Boeing, a company best known for the airplanes it makes, is about to raise the cost of the health insurance plans that it offers to it’s employees. Recently, 3M decided to cease offering a health insurance plan to it’s former employees who are retired. While 3M has claimed that it made this change in response to the recent changes in health care reform, Boeing says that the changes it is about to make were necessary, even without considering the new regulations in health care reform. Employees of Boeing who are not part of a union will be paying more for … Continue reading →

3M to End Health Plan for It’s Retired Employees

3M will be ending the company health insurance plan that it offers to it’s employees who are retirees. The company feels that these former employees will get a better deal is they are able to shop on the open market for health insurance. This means that many retired employees of 3M are going to be looking for health insurance on their own for the very first time. I am among the many Americans who does not have health insurance. The last time I had health insurance was over a year ago, when I was working for an employer that included … Continue reading →