Health Care, Pensions Focus of Special Report

This month, the CWA News takes a close look at the crisis in workplace benefits as millions of working Americans, with and without unions, face cuts in employer-paid health care coverage and pensions.

In fact, of the 46 million Americans who don't have health insurance, more than 80 percent are employed or are part of a working family. And just one-quarter of all workers have traditional pensions with defined benefits — a number that is shrinking quickly.

On these pages, you'll see how profitable companies are using skyrocketing health care costs to plead poverty in contract negotiations, how corporate America is using bankruptcy laws to destroy workers' pension plans, what CWA seniors are saying about the Medicare drug plan and much more. You'll also learn what CWA and other unions are doing to fight back, and how you can get involved.