First of all, these are issues that go to collective bargaining as a whole. It's not a gift from a company. When collective bargaining takes place, it's a quid pro quo. It's a balancing act between having money now versus having money later. It might surprise you to learn that one of the hardest challenges a union has is to convince younger members of the need to fund pension plans. I'm talking to the effect that if you have a younger group, they want the money now and they'll look after themselves.
On March 16th, 2010. See this statement in context.