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Are the Teamsters really working for you?
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<blockquote data-quote="rod" data-source="post: 149398" data-attributes="member: 5382"><p>OK I will say it.Yes I am a Teamster and proud of it. I retired at 53 with a $3,000 a month pension. My wife and I have darn good medical insurance that cost us $100 a month (chicken feed) and pay only $9.00 for prescriptions ($7.00 if you get a genaric drug). Talk to a thousand retired people and you may find maybe 1 or 2 that might have it better. Most have to rely on SS which you can't get until your 62 1/2. Could things be better being a Teamster? Probably. Could it be worse not being one? Most definitely. Talk to those other 998 people. I also hated paying those union dues but it's funny how those feelings disappeared the day I retired. Say what you want about getting rid of the Teamsters altogether or replacing them with another union but beware of what you ask for- you may get it and I guarantee it won't be all sunshine and lollypops. You have to plan for your future because you won't be able to live the same style of life as when you were working if you don't have something to fall back on. You are NOT going to have the 60-70 thousand dollar income you get use to while working unless you have invested in other things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rod, post: 149398, member: 5382"] OK I will say it.Yes I am a Teamster and proud of it. I retired at 53 with a $3,000 a month pension. My wife and I have darn good medical insurance that cost us $100 a month (chicken feed) and pay only $9.00 for prescriptions ($7.00 if you get a genaric drug). Talk to a thousand retired people and you may find maybe 1 or 2 that might have it better. Most have to rely on SS which you can't get until your 62 1/2. Could things be better being a Teamster? Probably. Could it be worse not being one? Most definitely. Talk to those other 998 people. I also hated paying those union dues but it's funny how those feelings disappeared the day I retired. Say what you want about getting rid of the Teamsters altogether or replacing them with another union but beware of what you ask for- you may get it and I guarantee it won't be all sunshine and lollypops. You have to plan for your future because you won't be able to live the same style of life as when you were working if you don't have something to fall back on. You are NOT going to have the 60-70 thousand dollar income you get use to while working unless you have invested in other things. [/QUOTE]
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