Ford Makes Deal On UAW Fund The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co. said Monday they agreed to let the automaker change how it pays for a health care trust fund for retired workers. Ford said the agreement allows it to make payments to the union-managed trust with up to 50 percent of company stock instead of cash. ...more

February 24, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama urged congressional leaders Saturday to move quickly on an economic recovery plan, even as some Republicans are saying they want more time to review the details. ...more

January 4, 2009

The Bush administration has authority to rehire retired workers to reduce a backlog of immigration applications that is preventing thousands of people from becoming U.S. citizens in time to vote in November's elections, a Democratic senator said. ...more

January 13, 2008

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said this week that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare. ...more

December 28, 2007

GM's tentative new contract with the United Auto Workers offers the other struggling domestic automakers, Ford and Chrysler, enough cost-cutting inducements to find common ground and strike a deal with the union, analysts said Wednesday. ...more

September 27, 2007