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<blockquote data-quote="beentheredonethat" data-source="post: 1085936" data-attributes="member: 4886"><p>First the net rate increases are not that high. In the past few years, we have raised "base" rates but offset them with a lowering of the fuel surcharge index by usually 2%. So the net effect was roughly a 4.9% increase. If you couple that with most customers of any size gets between 30-50% off rates. the 4.9% increase is now down to 2.45% - 3.3%. Then if you look at healthcare, I know for mgmt that we got on our w2's the cost of our healthcare by the company, not sure if the same obamacare rules apply to a union healthcare, but look at how much money UPS has to pay (and it has increased each year for HW). Add to that, you have a few people on this board saying we need to divert more money to H&W so retirees don't have to pay anymore even though rates are rising incredibly fast. If you want to have a 2.5% - 3.5% raise, that's easy. If you want it with a much higher % increases in HW and pension and HW for retirees etc, that is when it becomes harder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beentheredonethat, post: 1085936, member: 4886"] First the net rate increases are not that high. In the past few years, we have raised "base" rates but offset them with a lowering of the fuel surcharge index by usually 2%. So the net effect was roughly a 4.9% increase. If you couple that with most customers of any size gets between 30-50% off rates. the 4.9% increase is now down to 2.45% - 3.3%. Then if you look at healthcare, I know for mgmt that we got on our w2's the cost of our healthcare by the company, not sure if the same obamacare rules apply to a union healthcare, but look at how much money UPS has to pay (and it has increased each year for HW). Add to that, you have a few people on this board saying we need to divert more money to H&W so retirees don't have to pay anymore even though rates are rising incredibly fast. If you want to have a 2.5% - 3.5% raise, that's easy. If you want it with a much higher % increases in HW and pension and HW for retirees etc, that is when it becomes harder. [/QUOTE]
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