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<blockquote data-quote="DELACROIX" data-source="post: 3390587" data-attributes="member: 49065">Contract History 1997-2013:1997 (the Ron Carey strike)2002 (Hoffa&#039;s first negotiated contract)2008 (Contract ratified eight months before expiration) Central States buy out.2013 (Master Contract ratified eight months before expiration) Health and Welfare issues.The 1997 contract was never put up to the membership for vote.&nbsp; Ron Carey knew the membership could pass it over fear of a strike and the failing Central States funding.&nbsp; It was a last ditch effort to help funding of the union controlled pension funds and helped a lot of members be able to obtain a full time position that would contribute to the failing pension trusts.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/happy2.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happy2:" title="Happy2&nbsp; &nbsp; :happy2:" data-shortname=":happy2:" />The 2002 contract never had the drama, it just would not be smart to walk a picket line after the 1997 one.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/speechless2.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":speechless2:" title="Speechless2&nbsp; &nbsp; :speechless2:" data-shortname=":speechless2:" />The 2008 contract was strictly about the Central States underfunding, it had to be settled early in Dec 2007 to prevent a tax penalty put in place by the federal government.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/sad-little.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sad-little:" title="Sad Little&nbsp; &nbsp; :sad-little:" data-shortname=":sad-little:" />The 2013 contract was settled early with the hope of the company to prevent an expected rise of Health and Welfare costs associated with Obamacare and associated coverage of their union employees.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/sick.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sick:" title="Sick&nbsp; &nbsp; :sick:" data-shortname=":sick:" />&nbsp; This 2018 contact will actually be one of the Hoffa&#039;s administration first fully negotiated without a concern of ratifying before the expiration date. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/confused.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":confused2:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused2:" data-shortname=":confused2:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="DELACROIX, post: 3390587, member: 49065"] Contract History 1997-2013: 1997 (the Ron Carey strike) 2002 (Hoffa's first negotiated contract) 2008 (Contract ratified eight months before expiration) Central States buy out. 2013 (Master Contract ratified eight months before expiration) Health and Welfare issues. The 1997 contract was never put up to the membership for vote. Ron Carey knew the membership could pass it over fear of a strike and the failing Central States funding. It was a last ditch effort to help funding of the union controlled pension funds and helped a lot of members be able to obtain a full time position that would contribute to the failing pension trusts.:happy2: The 2002 contract never had the drama, it just would not be smart to walk a picket line after the 1997 one.:speechless2: The 2008 contract was strictly about the Central States underfunding, it had to be settled early in Dec 2007 to prevent a tax penalty put in place by the federal government.:sad-little: The 2013 contract was settled early with the hope of the company to prevent an expected rise of Health and Welfare costs associated with Obamacare and associated coverage of their union employees.:sick: This 2018 contact will actually be one of the Hoffa's administration first fully negotiated without a concern of ratifying before the expiration date. :confused2: [/QUOTE]

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