Companies have reduced their retiree benefits not only to save money, but also to address labor shortages.
Since then, despite protective legislation - passed and in progress - retiree benefits are not the sure thing they once were.
The rapid growth of retiree benefits has already greatly complicated the budget picture for military leaders.
Chrysler, however, must still take its one-time charge for retiree benefits.
Not to mention its charge for retiree benefits - $1.87 billion.
The protection, however, should not be limited to this single aspect of retiree benefits.
With fewer immigrants, we'd have to either raise taxes or cut retiree benefits.
The bill would provide more than $70 billion over the next 10 years to discourage employers from eliminating retiree benefits.
In the quarter a year ago, the company took an accounting charge related to retiree benefits.
Elimination of language that would have hurt retiree medical benefits.