Retiree Class Certified In Suit Over Union’s Authority To Agree To Medical Changes

Mealey's (April 21, 2017, 1:54 PM EDT) -- NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut federal judge on April 19 certified a class of retirees in a suit filed by an employer seeking a court declaration that a union has the authority to agree to changes in retiree medical benefits for those persons who retired after a 1996 class action settlement that provided the retirees with medical benefits without violating federal law (Barnes Group, Inc. v. International Union United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, et al., No. 16-559, D. Conn., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59761)....