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<blockquote data-quote="Bubblehead" data-source="post: 2380154" data-attributes="member: 14176"><p>I don't see why it's so hard for you to understand that if UPS truly "<em>wanted out of the healthcare business"</em>, it would have been a significant bargaining chip for the Union.</p><p>How could it be that the Union acquiesced to the healthcare issue, while still caving on other issues, all to a company at the top of their game, consistently recording historic new highs in profits?</p><p></p><p>I submit that UPS didn't necessarily <em>"want out of the healthcare business"</em>, rather they wanted all UPS employees in their plan if they were to continue.</p><p>More participants, cheaper coverage.</p><p></p><p>When UPS realized that the Teamsters were going to balk at that notion of all UPSer's moving to the company plan, in light of many Locals depending on UPS contributions to maintain their own smaller independent Local healthcare plans, the company realized they now had the bargaining power.</p><p>Hence the company/union rouse: "not $90, not $9, not 9 cents".</p><p></p><p>Think about it, it makes perfect sense.</p><p></p><p>You need to look no further than the Local just south of yours, who has their own Local healthcare plan, to validate my assertion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bubblehead, post: 2380154, member: 14176"] I don't see why it's so hard for you to understand that if UPS truly "[I]wanted out of the healthcare business"[/I], it would have been a significant bargaining chip for the Union. How could it be that the Union acquiesced to the healthcare issue, while still caving on other issues, all to a company at the top of their game, consistently recording historic new highs in profits? I submit that UPS didn't necessarily [I]"want out of the healthcare business"[/I], rather they wanted all UPS employees in their plan if they were to continue. More participants, cheaper coverage. When UPS realized that the Teamsters were going to balk at that notion of all UPSer's moving to the company plan, in light of many Locals depending on UPS contributions to maintain their own smaller independent Local healthcare plans, the company realized they now had the bargaining power. Hence the company/union rouse: "not $90, not $9, not 9 cents". Think about it, it makes perfect sense. You need to look no further than the Local just south of yours, who has their own Local healthcare plan, to validate my assertion. [/QUOTE]
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