I have to compose a paper about either a union or a management position on the issue of health care cost containment.

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25 Chapter 9 Wage and Benefit Issues in Bargaining 293 Case: Health Care Costs and Employment Levels During the past year, health care costs per employee provided under the GMFC-Local an environment in which reductions have 384 contract have increased by 11 percent. already been conceded. The second and third With the increased penetration of the domestic would lead to a reduction in the membership market by foreign producers and the resulting of the local or a reduction in the proportion of pressure on prices, GMFC is exploring ways employees who are represented. Assuming that this issue will be a major in which health care costs can be contained or one in the upcoming negotiations, prepare reduced. It is concentrating on subcontracting either a union or a management position on and negotiating an agreement to hire part- the issue of health care cost containment, rec- time employees who would not be eligible for ognizing that the employer will be decreas health care benefits. ingly able to compete if total compensation Local 384 would like to avoid benefits costs increase as they have been recently reduction, subcontracting, and part-time with these types of year-to-year changes in workers. The first would be a concession in health care costs. bros bor