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What is the UPS end game with the current health care proposal?
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<blockquote data-quote="jim50321" data-source="post: 1095655" data-attributes="member: 22248"><p>Few things to keep in mind. If the health care premium would be in the contract, it will effectively wipe out any ability to keep up with inflation. For full time drivers it amounts to about a 7%-%10 pay decrease (I believe those premiums come out of your after tax take home pay). It would take them a couple of years to catch up. 15% for 22.3 jobs that are less pay and usually capped at 40 hours a week. Par timers the amount varies by seniority. For both part-time and 22.3 they would never catch up. </p><p></p><p>I recently talked to a driver I know who works in Omaha, NE. He has been talking to a couple of stewards who say part timers in the union with 10+ years wanting to go driving or get a 22.3 have told him they would ditch the union to use the dues money to pay for the benefits. Nebraska is a RTW state. How many part time dues paying members in such states would the union lose under such a contract? </p><p></p><p>Personally I see the writing on the wall for the company to dump part-time benefits in exchange for no health care premiums and sweetened pension for full time employees. The door was opened when benefits were deferred on the last contract.</p><p> </p><p>We also need to be aware of the company trying to bargain away 22.3 jobs. I'don't think they will try to eliminate current jobs, but will try to have provisions that no new ones will be created and that as 22.3 jobs are vacated they convert back to 2 part-time jobs saving the company paying benefits for one full time employee.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jim50321, post: 1095655, member: 22248"] Few things to keep in mind. If the health care premium would be in the contract, it will effectively wipe out any ability to keep up with inflation. For full time drivers it amounts to about a 7%-%10 pay decrease (I believe those premiums come out of your after tax take home pay). It would take them a couple of years to catch up. 15% for 22.3 jobs that are less pay and usually capped at 40 hours a week. Par timers the amount varies by seniority. For both part-time and 22.3 they would never catch up. I recently talked to a driver I know who works in Omaha, NE. He has been talking to a couple of stewards who say part timers in the union with 10+ years wanting to go driving or get a 22.3 have told him they would ditch the union to use the dues money to pay for the benefits. Nebraska is a RTW state. How many part time dues paying members in such states would the union lose under such a contract? Personally I see the writing on the wall for the company to dump part-time benefits in exchange for no health care premiums and sweetened pension for full time employees. The door was opened when benefits were deferred on the last contract. We also need to be aware of the company trying to bargain away 22.3 jobs. I'don't think they will try to eliminate current jobs, but will try to have provisions that no new ones will be created and that as 22.3 jobs are vacated they convert back to 2 part-time jobs saving the company paying benefits for one full time employee. [/QUOTE]
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