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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 214833" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>Oh yes they can and here are 2 examples. </p><p> </p><p>In 1985' the contract was just automatically extended to 1987' and our wage increases were taken at least in the CS areas for maintaining beneifts. I know they did this at least one year and may have even done it for 2 but hard to remember the specifics of over 20 years ago. I do remember some upset folks but there was a lot more faith at the time in the union so there wasn't to much squaking going on.</p><p> </p><p>Now coming forward, those of us in the CS areas have seen major changes with out medical benefits as it pertains to different payouts but also a move to Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The reason for this was because the union had to take the contractual increase for our medical coverage and move it over to the pension side in order to shore up that problem. This was also about the same time the union sent everyone a mailer extolling that pension benefits had been raised by 40% and for the briefest of moments, we thought manna from heaven had fallen. But then I called CS itself to get clarification only to learn that the new payouts wouldn't come into play until 2041' when a new hire FTer in the current year would be retiring. The mailer seemed to have left out this important clarified point leading to some initial joy only to end in more wailing and gnashing of teeth!</p><p> </p><p>BTW: Teamcare magazine also had an article about the redirected medical monies going to the pension and how this brought about the presence of Blue Cross. Read those mags folks because they do admit a lot more than we give them credit for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 214833, member: 2189"] Oh yes they can and here are 2 examples. In 1985' the contract was just automatically extended to 1987' and our wage increases were taken at least in the CS areas for maintaining beneifts. I know they did this at least one year and may have even done it for 2 but hard to remember the specifics of over 20 years ago. I do remember some upset folks but there was a lot more faith at the time in the union so there wasn't to much squaking going on. Now coming forward, those of us in the CS areas have seen major changes with out medical benefits as it pertains to different payouts but also a move to Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The reason for this was because the union had to take the contractual increase for our medical coverage and move it over to the pension side in order to shore up that problem. This was also about the same time the union sent everyone a mailer extolling that pension benefits had been raised by 40% and for the briefest of moments, we thought manna from heaven had fallen. But then I called CS itself to get clarification only to learn that the new payouts wouldn't come into play until 2041' when a new hire FTer in the current year would be retiring. The mailer seemed to have left out this important clarified point leading to some initial joy only to end in more wailing and gnashing of teeth! BTW: Teamcare magazine also had an article about the redirected medical monies going to the pension and how this brought about the presence of Blue Cross. Read those mags folks because they do admit a lot more than we give them credit for. [/QUOTE]
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