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Benefits or whatever from union being a "non year" unloader in UPS (4 months only)
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<blockquote data-quote="BrownBrokeDown" data-source="post: 2060076" data-attributes="member: 46824"><p>thought i would speak on your advantage of being at a union job and a few key dates you may or may not be aware of.</p><p></p><p>1 year - you get nation leading blue collar insurance for you entire family, regardless if your wife's (if you have one) job provides insurance. Not all jobs will allow your spouse to be on their insurance anymore if your spouse's job provides insurance. You will not find a better insurance at a part time job, and as a blue collar worker it is doubtful you will find a better full time insurance anywhere</p><p></p><p>5 years - you get fully vested in the pension. This means regardless if you quit, get fired, etc, at retirement age you will get something. May not be much for just 5 years employment but it is something and the amount increases for every year you work</p><p></p><p>Why is it worth paying the dues? You can take a direct comparison. Look online and you can find information about FedEx Express. FedEx Express is non-union and has been fighting for years to keep the union out. UPS healthcare, pension, and wages blow Express out of the water. Its not even close. That is the benefit of working at a union job.</p><p></p><p>Now to the last point. Being that it is the union the negotiates those benefits, and it is the union that will back you against unjust discipline (non-union jobs can fire you on a whim and you have no recourse), why would you not want to pay your dues? The dues, once past initiation fees, are less than what you would lose by working at a non-union carrier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownBrokeDown, post: 2060076, member: 46824"] thought i would speak on your advantage of being at a union job and a few key dates you may or may not be aware of. 1 year - you get nation leading blue collar insurance for you entire family, regardless if your wife's (if you have one) job provides insurance. Not all jobs will allow your spouse to be on their insurance anymore if your spouse's job provides insurance. You will not find a better insurance at a part time job, and as a blue collar worker it is doubtful you will find a better full time insurance anywhere 5 years - you get fully vested in the pension. This means regardless if you quit, get fired, etc, at retirement age you will get something. May not be much for just 5 years employment but it is something and the amount increases for every year you work Why is it worth paying the dues? You can take a direct comparison. Look online and you can find information about FedEx Express. FedEx Express is non-union and has been fighting for years to keep the union out. UPS healthcare, pension, and wages blow Express out of the water. Its not even close. That is the benefit of working at a union job. Now to the last point. Being that it is the union the negotiates those benefits, and it is the union that will back you against unjust discipline (non-union jobs can fire you on a whim and you have no recourse), why would you not want to pay your dues? The dues, once past initiation fees, are less than what you would lose by working at a non-union carrier. [/QUOTE]
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