Wal-Mart and a Union Unite, at Least on Health Policy
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Two fierce rivals will stand together in Washington and agree on a series of goals for achieving universal health coverage, according to people briefed on the matter.
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The United Auto Workers sees no need to   grant DaimlerChrysler AG's DCXGn.DE Chrysler Group   cost-saving concessions on health care similar to those the   union has already granted to General Motors Corp. GM.N and   Ford Motor Co. F.N, the union president said on Thursday.
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Consumers face what many health care experts describe as two distinct tracks of care for those lucky enough to have insurance through their employer.
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The move would be the first time Wal-Mart has used its influence to lower the cost of health care for its customers.
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With soaring insurance costs squeezing workers and employers, votersâ choices this November may well be swayed by an issue that has great personal significance to Americans and their pocketbooks: health care.
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Executives from Wal-Mart and three other major U.S. employers on Wednesday joined hands with union leaders in setting a goal of providing "quality, affordable" health care for millions of workers by 2012.
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In the debate over what to do about the growing number of working people in the United States with little or no health insurance, no company may be taking more heat than the country&#39;s largest employer, Wal-Mart Stores.
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Half of Wal-Mart employees have signed up for its health care plan, only a slight increase from last year but a gain for the company as it continues to battle labor unions over its treatment of workers.
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Long criticized for its health care coverage, the retailer unveiled a plan Tuesday intended to cut employee costs, expand coverage and offer workers thousands of cheap prescription drugs.
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Wal-Mart is adding $4 generic drugs to its health insurance plans and offering lower premiums and deductibles, the third consecutive year of changes to the employee health benefits that unions have criticized.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday that it will open co-branded in-store medical clinics in its stores that will be called "The Clinic at Wal-Mart."
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Many companies are playing a bigger role in managing and monitoring their workersâ health in an effort to cut health care costs.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is scaling back the health-care plans available to new employees, sparking fresh criticism over whether the giant retailer is providing adequate coverage to its workers.
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General Motors and the United Auto Workers have put back on the table a giant health-care trust fund that has been at the heart of their contract talks, a source close to the discussions said Friday night.
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HONG KONG (CBS.MW) -- US retail giant Wal-Mart (WMT) has bowed to pressure and said it will allow unions in its stores in China to unionize if employees request it, the China Daily newspaper reported.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., fresh from   cutting the prices on generic prescription drugs, is taking on   the packaging industry.
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The United Auto Workers and an automotive supplier have reached an agreement that covers current hourly workers and possibly those at yet-to-open factories, the first multi-plant pact negotiated by the UAW in 20 years.