If the present CBA contains a cap for the payment of health care benefits of retired employees, does that cap apply to all retired employees or only those employees who retire during the term of the present CBA?

Any suggestions as to books, articles and other sources as to what employers can do in formulating and controlling retirement welfare benefits.


Thanks

The only place you're going to find an answer to this question is in the CBA. The agreement should document all the parameters of the benefits being offered.

The current CBA might not address all retirees, if it does not specifically do so then I would look in all the CBAs. There are CBAs that have conditions only applicable to those governed by that particular CBA and not by subsequent CBAs effected after they retire. In those cases the effective CBA could be different for each set of employees.