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<blockquote data-quote="barnyard" data-source="post: 1112064" data-attributes="member: 13921"><p>Currently, the liability is a best guess. Rates are going up from year to year, but until they go up, UPS only has a best guess what their liability is going to be. I interpret the option of the Teamsters taking over as saying, "You pay us a set amount and we will take care of the rest." </p><p></p><p>To me, that is saying that UPS will have an absolute known limit to their liability on health insurance payments. The Teamsters and its members would be responsible for any increases beyond what is already agreed to in the contract.</p><p></p><p>If accepted, I would imagine that we would not pay for health benefits in year 1 and possibly year 2. By year 2, we would start hearing about cost-cutting measures and by year 3, we would have either an increase in dues to pay for insurance or really obscene copays.</p><p></p><p>Teamster administration would say, "There is no way we could have predicted such a fantastic rise in health care costs and we have no choice other than charging members for coverage. To not do so would result in the bankruptcy of the union."</p><p></p><p>The company would sit back and say, "Told you so."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="barnyard, post: 1112064, member: 13921"] Currently, the liability is a best guess. Rates are going up from year to year, but until they go up, UPS only has a best guess what their liability is going to be. I interpret the option of the Teamsters taking over as saying, "You pay us a set amount and we will take care of the rest." To me, that is saying that UPS will have an absolute known limit to their liability on health insurance payments. The Teamsters and its members would be responsible for any increases beyond what is already agreed to in the contract. If accepted, I would imagine that we would not pay for health benefits in year 1 and possibly year 2. By year 2, we would start hearing about cost-cutting measures and by year 3, we would have either an increase in dues to pay for insurance or really obscene copays. Teamster administration would say, "There is no way we could have predicted such a fantastic rise in health care costs and we have no choice other than charging members for coverage. To not do so would result in the bankruptcy of the union." The company would sit back and say, "Told you so." [/QUOTE]
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