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Tom Hazel had six months to go. He'd been at his job at the Reynolds Aluminum plant in Longview, Washington, for 29 years and six months. Under his union contract, he was eligible to retire at a full pension -about $1,000 a month, or $37.50 for each year of employment- when he hit 30. But today the Longview plant sits shuttered and Tom's pension plan is gone, as are the lifetime medical benefits he was promised. Shot for <i>Mother Jones.</i>
Tom Hazel had six months to go. He'd been at his job at the Reynolds Aluminum plant in Longview, Washington, for 29 years and six months. Under his union contract, he was eligible to retire at a full pension -about $1,000 a month, or $37.50 for each year of employment- when he hit 30. But today the Longview plant sits shuttered and Tom's pension plan is gone, as are the lifetime medical benefits he was promised. Shot for Mother Jones.