We're seeing the same trend playout all across the country: employers are struggling to offer thesame quality health care coverage due to ever-increasing premiums.(Photo: Shutterstock)

All Americans can appreciate what members of the United AutoWorkers (UAW) union were after during their most recent, weeks-longstrike—the lengthiest since the 67-day stoppage in 1970—increased wages, betterbenefits and job security.

So what kept the two organizations from finding common groundfor so long? Almost all of it boiled down health care costs.

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