The strategy worked, and since the first of the year, the companies have been trimming incentives.

The company trimmed its work force by 207 employees in 1986 and 1987.

The companies that still offer health insurance for their retirees have been trimming the plans in many ways.

The company has trimmed its work force by 32 percent since August 2000.

The company will trim its work force by 70,000 and close 21 assembly plants.

Some big companies have trimmed more than $100 million a year from their expenses by switching plans.

As of April 1, the company had trimmed its payroll on military programs by 1,600, to 18,000.

The company is closing a total of 599 stores and trimming its work force by 57,000.

The company had hoped to turn out 48,000 cars in the current production year, but will now trim back to something like 40,000.

And with overall sales down nearly 24 percent in the first 10 days of the month, the companies are trimming production.