Some autoworkers can get paid without leaving home
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081203/capt.769c6706beea45bfb2cc7fb3b7a042f8.autos_uaw_nybz151.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=KFtZeasGksZ5dhs0ujH7Rw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, Janna Dake inspects a 2009 F150 pickup as it goes down the line at the Kansas City Ford Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo. The United Auto Workers on Wednesday, Dec. 3 said it is willing to change its contracts with U.S. automakers and accept delayed payments of billions of dollars to a union-run health care trust to do its part to help the struggling companies secure $34 billion in government loans. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, file)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_bi_ge/autos_jobs_bank)AP - For more than two decades, many autoworkers who lose their jobs have been able to enjoy one of the best unemployment benefits in the nation: receiving nearly full paychecks without even leaving home.</p><br clear="all"/>
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