Grocery Lessons - So Cal Retail clerks recover lost ground

[Omaha Steve]

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Grocery Lessons - So Cal Retail clerks recover lost ground

Tuesday, September 04 2007 @ 10:30 PM PDT


In July, 65,000 Southern California grocery workers ratified a labor contract with a health plan that pays 100 percent for preventive care procedures ranging from exams to immunizations. That's good news for a labor movement that is struggling to get a grip on the health care issue. The bad news is that such deals are few and far between.

Grocery lessons: In key realm of health benefits, new contract improves on body blows of recent years

George Raine, Staff Writer San Francisco Chronicle Sunday, September 2, 2007

In July, 65,000 Southern California grocery workers ratified a labor contract with a health plan that pays 100 percent for preventive care procedures ranging from exams to immunizations.

That's good news for a labor movement that is struggling to get a grip on the health care issue. The bad news is that such deals are few and far between.

Accordingly, health care is once again Topic A for labor and working people this Labor Day. And the trend of employers elsewhere seeking to reduce benefits continues.

FULL story at link.