Oakland, CA (CompNewsNetwork) - A group of employer representatives led by Sean McNally, of Grimmway Farms, and a group of labor leaders led by Angie Wei, of the California Labor Federation, held meetings together and separate conversations within each group from May, 2009 through August, 2009. These conversations addressed the labor interest in improving PD benefits and benefit delivery and the employer interest in controlling overall costs and streamlining claims administration. It was questioned whether an acceptable benefit improvement could be achieved without a net increase in cost. CHSWC staff provided technical support for these discussions …[read more]