Ups contract update
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grgrcr88
No It's not green grocer!
You know you can always chose not to accept the healthcare benefit and self insure? I'm sure you could get a much better option on your own!!
P.S. when you find it please be so kind as to share it with all of us here so we can all jump on it!!
quamba 638
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Maybe they should have "educated" us more to begin with instead of doing this not 90 dollar, 9 dollar, 9 cent dog and pony show.
Of course the TDU has everything positive to say.
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Of course you see that. It's funny how people can see what is already fixed in their heads. You ask to be informed then hate the response.
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Of course you see that. It's funny how people can see what is already fixed in their heads. You ask to be informed then hate the response.
Did you hear,"or else you'll be sorry!!"?
East coast navy
Veteran
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I don't think you got what they were saying because of your strong TDU bashing campaign. I'll put it in a different prospective for you. The west and 177 didn't like the idea of going into teamcare. So they spoke up and got a chance to find something better, which I'm hearing it sounds promising. The other spineless local BA's said lets push this threw and wanted to throw 177 and the west to the wolfs for making deals. Then changed their minds when 177 and the west got what they wanted. So they were like we want to get into that. Can we get on broad with you guys. Well you voted to go into teamcare. Sorry, you are SOL. That would be the case if their members voted yes to their supplements. TDU is just pointing out that they are flip flopping because they didn't think the members would vote the supplements down. Can you blame them for using their members as bargaining chips.
Also I voted yes to my local and no to the master because the healthcare is a master issue but if my local didn't have a plan to find a better plan then teamcare like the other spineless locals. I would have voted no too. I also will vote no to my local if the pension raise is not back on the table. So I see where the other local members are coming from. We make fun of people when they say I don't understand why the union can't do better for us. What do we say all the time? You should vote and make a difference. So now they are and what the hell. You guys don't know anything. This will never happen. Sounds hypocritical to me. If you told me or any one else I can see 17 locals shooting down their supplements. We would say that's crazy talk. So start using your imagination. Because it could be come reality.
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East coast navy
Veteran
I had a good load today. The letter sucked.
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
This makes no sense. So just because they are informing us we must like it?
tourists24
Well-Known Member
ya know... the membership passed the national agreement by a small margin... it passed but there is a lot of unrest... that is being ignored.... the international is taking a very risky step in choosing this route....
AlwaysChafed
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So keep voting no?
Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
Pretty much what was expected though. Wait everyone out. As far as I know we can't force a revote. So the IBT will take their sweet time and try to wait everyone out.
I didn't really see any "update" in there either.
542thruNthru
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I don't know why but the jist of what I got from that letter was "it doesn't matter if your'e unhappy its over" my question is. What are they going to do when riders keep getting voted down? I understand some may pass because people want there raise but not all 18. So honestly someone with some union knowledge tell me what happens then?
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