DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Benefits for about 3,000 Maytag Corp. retirees can be changed by Whirlpool in an effort to bring them in line with current employees, according to a federal judge's ruling.
Whirlpool Corp. purchased the Newton, Iowa-based company in 2006 and sought to end medical benefits Maytag retirees claimed they were owed under a previous collective bargaining agreement.
The Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool filed a lawsuit as a class action complaint in 2008 against the international and local chapters of the United Auto Workers union and three retired Maytag workers as representatives of the class seeking to modify medical benefits for Maytag retirees.
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