Lordstown UAW members OK pact; GM awaits national results
By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle
Girard resident Laray Thomas, 62, who stopped to get information, didn't like losing vision, dental and catastrophic health insurance as of July 1.
''You come to the age where you need it, and now you have to pay the full cost. It'll make it harder to live on a fixed income,'' said Thomas, who retired in 1998 after 30 years.
Scott Lee, outgoing vice president for Local 1714, said the weak economy forced the union to make concessions but added he doesn't like the way retirees are being hurt.
''They say these are legacy costs, but these are the people who built the company,'' said Lee, whose family history at Lordstown goes back to his grandfather. ''Hopefully, Washington will wake up to the middle class and stop or reduce imports'' of vehicles.
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