Word: coste
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While Ford has not asked for government aid, it has used the deep recession in the industry to seek concessions from the union. Retiree and active-employee health-care benefits cost Ford about $2.2 billion annually, according to company officials...
...changes agreed to with Ford are now subject to approval of the UAW membership at Ford. Such a vote, which could also cover other agreed to cuts, such as elimination of productivity bonuses and cost-of-living adjustments over the next two years, could be held as early as next week. In addition, proposed changes to the VEBA will require court approval, Gettelfinger said...
...Somehow, airlines need to find a means to increase their revenue. Whether this comes from raising food, beverage, and baggage fees—perhaps now pillows, blankets, and even air will cost money!—or from increasing airfares themselves, is up to the airlines...
...realize that consumers will migrate to a place where they can buy what they want. And whatever their reasons are for not wanting to sell on Sunday, these states realize they're paying a price for it in foregone tax revenues. So once the economy goes bad, then the cost of their policies are apparent to them...
...means teacher layoffs, fewer school days and more crowded classrooms. Higher education funding will also be cut by $888 million at state schools, where students will be expected to shoulder 10% higher fees. And, according to the new budget, $1.5 billion will be saved by eliminating senior citizens' annual cost of living increases and other health services (again, depending on where the federal stimulus package is spent, this figure could drop to $500 million...