Legal Opinion
Newpage Wisconsin System Inc. v. United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 2011No. 10-2887PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
NewPage Wisconsin System Inc. operates paper mills in Wisconsin. It provides health care as a fringe benefit for current and former workers. Its Retiree Health Plan is governed by a series of collective bargaining agreements between NewPage Wisconsin and the United Steel Workers Union. (The agreements were made by predecessors of both NewPage Wisconsin and the Union, but we use the current names for simplicity.) NewPage Wisconsin recently closed several mills as a cost-saving measure. Seeking further savings, it eliminated the subsidy for medical care of retirees who…
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