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Who gave CARE the right to negotiate our earned health care benefits and change them to a VEBA Trust, without even notifing the 4600 retirees. The stated goal of CARE was to preserve our benefits. With AK stating 2.1 billion is the cost of these benefits and half of that Middletown Retirees cost, the $468M falls way short and health care cost are increasing. Not all retirees are 65 and qualify for medicare, but almost all retirees have some pre-existing health conditions, which would not be covered under any new health insurance. THIS MAY OR NOT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE 4600 RETIREES, BUT CARE HAS NOT OBTAINED OUR CONCENT TO NEGOTIATE ON MY BEHALF.