oldngray
nowhere special
$100 first year then increases following years. My local had good healthcare but lousy pension so it was a trade off. Now still same lousy pension with worse healthcare.
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$100 first year then increases following years. My local had good healthcare but lousy pension so it was a trade off. Now still same lousy pension with worse healthcare.
Xexys
Retired and Happy
Until this last contract (it got bumped up by $402.00), my old local hadn't had a raise in the pension since I don't know when. Maybe the early 1990's? Milkman, help me out here...when was the last time we got a bump in the pension?
Way back then, we had the second best pension in the country, just underneath the 804. Now both L804 and L177 are in the middle of the pack and losing ground because of the cost of living in the tri-state area.
Way back then, we had the second best pension in the country, just underneath the 804. Now both L804 and L177 are in the middle of the pack and losing ground because of the cost of living in the tri-state area.
kingOFchester
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I think all this talk about pension will result in the union combining them and bringing us all to the lowest level.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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What if the plan is multi-employer?
Xexys
Retired and Happy
The Milkman
Well-Known Member
Yes 177 was strong and more than likely still stronger than many other locals countrywide. Just goes to show you that a strong local gets results, well at least in the past. Others that have to pay more than we do/did Xman pay because they more than likely did not stand up to Big Brown like we did. Too late now for all those chances they had to grow a set of Balls
kingOFchester
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The extra money from lowering everyone to the lowest level would go towards the multi-employer.
This is probably not feasible, but my point is a lot of people would be unhappy.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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...including yours truly...
The Milkman
Well-Known Member
When I hung it up in 08 it was 3700 for quite some time, I remember when it went from 2500 to 3100 when Fritzy hung it up so it may have went up to 3700 next contract after 97....just my guess
Xexys
Retired and Happy
I'm having a hard time remembering what I did last week let alone what happened 20 years ago. Sucks getting old. 
Fritzy was a stand up guy, always did things by the book. I remember doing his route while he was on vacation all the time and I always loved how he had written the RD Box #'s on the inside of the mailbox lids. Some of those old RD routes were tough as a new house was built after the RD run had been numbered, it could get pretty dicey with the box numbers; 121D, 121E, 121F...hell I remember that run up in Washington before those routes went to the Mt. Olive bldg. The RD 5's, one of the roads up there went into the double letters: 376AA-376QQ after 376A-376Z if I recall correctly. What a friggin nightmare! And these guys think they have it tough now.
Fritzy was a stand up guy, always did things by the book. I remember doing his route while he was on vacation all the time and I always loved how he had written the RD Box #'s on the inside of the mailbox lids. Some of those old RD routes were tough as a new house was built after the RD run had been numbered, it could get pretty dicey with the box numbers; 121D, 121E, 121F...hell I remember that run up in Washington before those routes went to the Mt. Olive bldg. The RD 5's, one of the roads up there went into the double letters: 376AA-376QQ after 376A-376Z if I recall correctly. What a friggin nightmare! And these guys think they have it tough now.
The Milkman
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The harmony,Stewartsville. Rte of seamans was a rd nightmare. I remember Fritzy telling me as a rookie...don't take the bonus, take a dime more am hour because they can't take that away like the bonusesI'm having a hard time remembering what I did last week let alone what happened 20 years ago. Sucks getting old.
Fritzy was a stand up guy, always did things by the book. I remember doing his route while he was on vacation all the time and I always loved how he had written the RD Box #'s on the inside of the mailbox lids. Some of those old RD routes were tough as a new house was built after the RD run had been numbered, it could get pretty dicey with the box numbers; 121D, 121E, 121F...hell I remember that run up in Washington before those routes went to the Mt. Olive bldg. The RD 5's, one of the roads up there went into the double letters: 376AA-376QQ after 376A-376Z if I recall correctly. What a friggin nightmare! And these guys think they have it tough now.
Catatonic
Nine Lives
That was the concept behind bonuses ... they did not become part of the employee's base pay.
The Milkman
Well-Known Member
Only a lure to get all the part timers to vote yes.....take the money and run...many did not care as they knew Ups was not the career at the time....quit shortly thereafter
Dump the lump,was the slogan
Xexys
Retired and Happy
We should tell all the people here how he got fired. Would be kind of a hoot to hear some of the responses.
The Milkman
Well-Known Member
Dumb move by a 16 year driver, delivering to a rural vet. Soon money starts to disappear from the front desk register. So LP plants a $10 Bill in the till....couple days later they are following him...makes delivery...stops for lunch from what I remember ...gets busted when they find the 10 spot on Him.Gets the boot, had a nice rural route...ends up driving a school bus in town he lived in...Dumb move for sure...would of been retired long ago, more than likely kicking himself in the butt daily
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