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Negotiations Update (April 19, 2013)
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<blockquote data-quote="PiedmontSteward" data-source="post: 1123883" data-attributes="member: 42270"><p>This is how it was explained to me: The Union proposed moving everyone into Central States Health & Welfare - the way I understand it, the majority of full timers are in union-run health care plans and the entire part-time workforce -- along with a large share of retirees -- are in company plans. CS H&W would be re-branded as MyTeamCare and would be the national plan for all UPS Teamsters. At the end of the day, there would be a NET DECREASE in benefits for PT'ers being shifted into CS H&W <strong>as it stands right now</strong>. Co-pays would increase (from $10 to $20), benefits would decrease, and there would be deductibles. However, CS H&W is by no means a bad plan - its simply not on par with the company plans. Additionally, while the CS Pension fund is in shambles, the CS H&W fund is in good shape and stands as one of the best funded in the country with over 13 months of reserve cash on hand. </p><p></p><p>This is what I got from the negotiations update: Moving everyone into CS H&W might be a logistical nightmare and some Teamsters (some FT'ers and all PT'ers) would actually see a net decrease in benefits, even if they're not paying a premium. They may be exploring rolling people into different Teamster-managed funds throughout the country.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PiedmontSteward, post: 1123883, member: 42270"] This is how it was explained to me: The Union proposed moving everyone into Central States Health & Welfare - the way I understand it, the majority of full timers are in union-run health care plans and the entire part-time workforce -- along with a large share of retirees -- are in company plans. CS H&W would be re-branded as MyTeamCare and would be the national plan for all UPS Teamsters. At the end of the day, there would be a NET DECREASE in benefits for PT'ers being shifted into CS H&W [b]as it stands right now[/b]. Co-pays would increase (from $10 to $20), benefits would decrease, and there would be deductibles. However, CS H&W is by no means a bad plan - its simply not on par with the company plans. Additionally, while the CS Pension fund is in shambles, the CS H&W fund is in good shape and stands as one of the best funded in the country with over 13 months of reserve cash on hand. This is what I got from the negotiations update: Moving everyone into CS H&W might be a logistical nightmare and some Teamsters (some FT'ers and all PT'ers) would actually see a net decrease in benefits, even if they're not paying a premium. They may be exploring rolling people into different Teamster-managed funds throughout the country. [/QUOTE]
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