Continental Tire in Class Action Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, on behalf of United Steelworkers union against Continental Tire North America, Inc. to force the tire maker to uphold its obligations to thousands of retirees, spouses, and surviving spouses to provide retiree medical benefits throughout retirement.
The retirees allege CTNA breached agreements promising lifetime insurance coverage by announcing that effective on various dates in 2007 it will shift a large part of the cost of retiree medical coverage from the company to the retirees and surviving spouses. CTNA’s violation of those agreements is actionable under the Labor Management Relations Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Plaintiffs seek a declaration that their rights to retiree health care benefits provided under agreements and the Group Insurance Plan cannot be unilaterally modified or terminated by Defendants, a preliminary and permanent injunction prohibiting such modification or termination, and damages and equitable relief to remedy the reduction in benefits.
Filed under General Law
April 22nd, 2007 at 12:43 pm
check out this video on YouTube to hear these retirees tell their stories.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R97fZYABklg