opie
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It appears because of the Vote no movement, that TeamCare benefits has been improved. https://myteamcare.org/ups/newMembers/index.html
It appears because of the Vote no movement, that TeamCare benefits has been improved.
I haven't had time to do a line-by-line comparison, but this appears to be nearly the exact same level of benefits we had under the company plan; co-pays remain at $10, there's actually an increase on the frames allowance from $60/year on vision, and no deductibles on dental.
The only negative changes appear to be the $100/$200 single/family deductible the final year of the contract instead of a phased in deductible (this will catch a lot of people by surprise, mark my words) and the 80% cap on "out of network" labs and scans; a former steward just pointed this out to me via e-mail. This is really going to sting for folks that need this type of work done that don't have US Imaging or Quest Labs in their market -- MRI's and the such aren't cheap.
The "changes" to retiree health insurance ($200/$400 single/family premiums per month) were the exact same prices under CS H&W before contract negotiations began.
Plan Document: https://myteamcare.org/ups/newMembers/docs/TeamCarePlanforNewUPSMembers.pdf
It's no coindcidence that IBT also rolled out UPS Contract Facts recently, too.
Or given that the TA said it would have a similar plan installed by November, maybe the IBT hashed it out a bit earlier?
I don't think so because we were already given some details of the TeamCare plan that they intended to give us. They have improved the plan to get people to vote yes. This new proposed plan is almost similar to what I have now. A few things they have improved...They've elminated the deductibles until the last year of the contract. Prescription benefits have also improved compared to the previously proposed TeamCare plan. They wanted us to orginally pay 10% of the cost, up to $50. Now it's $5 per prescription. Dental benefits were going to be capped at $1,500 a year, now there is no limit.
It really isn't going to matter down the road once we are all on a single payer plan.
Exactly.
Ich bin ein klein.
JFK?
It appears because of the Vote no movement, that TeamCare benefits has been improved. https://myteamcare.org/ups/newMembers/index.html
analogous reference to his German heritage ... yes.
The intent was to say once there is a one single payer system (the government) ==> I am a klein
we can negotiate no deductible in the next contract...well...enough money to make it no deductible anyways.
Solid plan. It's a yes now IMO.
someones gonna come in here and whine about how they're voting no unless it's IDENTICAL to the current plan though.