A retiree’s worst nightmare
by Jonathan Fox—Pennsylvania
A retired woman in Beaver Falls told me how she took an early retirement from the plant she worked at and now has to pay for health care out of pocket, but she can’t afford it. She gets $700 a month from her retirement and it would cost $400 a month for insurance. Her and her husband have health problems but can’t do anything about it.
My father has worked for a major phone company for 24 years and he has great insurance because his union fought for it. Their contract is up soon and the company says they are going after the workers’ health care. What happens when HE retires?
Tags: Health Care, retirees, unions
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