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<blockquote data-quote="35years" data-source="post: 3267746" data-attributes="member: 60822">Just a note on healthcare coverage during a protracted strike...Under the Affordable Care Act striking workers can now purchase health insurance from their State if health care coverage is suspended by the company during a strike. This would likely be far cheaper than the individual continuing health care coverage under COBRA (shorthand for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985).I know during the 1997 strike some had family members with continuing heath issues and were looking at having to pay for coverage if the strike lasted longer. I know under COBRA you could retroactively (up to 3 months later?) pay the premium so you could wait and see if you had doctor&#039;s bills and then decide.If we strike, man up and do your 2 hours of picket line. It builds solidarity. You will find a great deal of support both psychologically and even monetarily if you do (offers of temp employment, free food, etc.).We had 2 guys in our center who refused to do their picket duty like Dave, they were shunned the rest of their time at UPS. The 1 driver in our state who tried to cross ended up quitting within one year.Save up now, don&#039;t wait. No one knows what might happen. It might be the year UPS tries to lock us out and replace us...Would you put it past them?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="35years, post: 3267746, member: 60822"] Just a note on healthcare coverage during a protracted strike... Under the Affordable Care Act striking workers can now purchase health insurance from their State if health care coverage is suspended by the company during a strike. This would likely be far cheaper than the individual continuing health care coverage under [B]COBRA[/B] (shorthand for the [B]Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act[/B] of 1985). I know during the 1997 strike some had family members with continuing heath issues and were looking at having to pay for coverage if the strike lasted longer. I know under COBRA you could retroactively (up to 3 months later?) pay the premium so you could wait and see if you had doctor's bills and then decide. If we strike, man up and do your 2 hours of picket line. It builds solidarity. You will find a great deal of support both psychologically and even monetarily if you do (offers of temp employment, free food, etc.). We had 2 guys in our center who refused to do their picket duty like Dave, they were shunned the rest of their time at UPS. The 1 driver in our state who tried to cross ended up quitting within one year. Save up now, don't wait. No one knows what might happen. It might be the year UPS tries to lock us out and replace us...Would you put it past them? [/QUOTE]

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