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Automaker spending on health care for hourly workers and their families likely will top $2 billion this year. In just the past four years, it's grown 45 percent for Ford Motor Co. and 77 percent for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles US.

The United Auto Workers has been resistant to giving up the gold-plated health care coverage it has for more than 135,000 hourly workers. But with surging costs, Detroit automakers are looking for relief in contract negotiations that officially kick off Monday between General Motors Co. and the UAW.

UAW hourly workers enjoy some of the best health care benefits in the country: There are virtually no premiums or deductibles and minimal co-pays for doctor visits and prescriptions. Two-tier workers have higher deductibles.



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