Press operators at L.A. Times hold union vote
Recent annual salary increases of 2% or less have mostly been meaningless because of increased payments for medical insurance, Pineda said. The company said employees contributed about 25% of the cost of their medical care, the same as they did in 2000
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Verizon cuts pensions, sees $3 bln in savings
Reuters - Verizon said it will take an estimated pre-tax net charge of $97 million in the fourth quarter for the changes. will no longer earn pension benefits or receive service credits toward medical benefits after June 30, 2006 enhancement to the value of their pension and retiree medical benefits.
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Testicle Surgery Mystifies Police
ST. PAUL, Minn. - When conventional medical professionals refused to remove a 62-year-old local man's testicles, police said he turned to mysterious "professionals" to relieve what he called chronic pain. Now police want to find the fly-by-night
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