InsideUPS
Well-Known Member
I'm sorry fellow BrownCafe'rs.... I'm not quite ready to put on my IBT cheerleading uniform about the recent UPS/Teamsters Tentative agreement. While I deeply appreciate the efforts of hall, et al... I have been around far too long not to be at least skeptical about what is in the actual language of this agreement. (thinking back to the 10,000 22.3 jobs of 97 - Subcontracting SurePost - to name a few)
First, IF our new healthcare insurance is not equal or better to what we all have now, we UPS Teamsters have granted UPS CONCESSIONS.....pure and simple. That goes for existing and retired employees. Any of the monetary hourly raises we receive will be QUICKLY consumed by increased prescription costs, 20% co-pays...etc...
For the record.....I could care less about Union Politics and TDU...... My concern has been and always will be for the people that I work with and represent as a steward... If I detect BS......I say it...regardless of who it offends... In my 34+ year career...I have seen too many times where workers have been screwed by both the company and our Union.. I do realize that a Union is a complex entity that involves many compromises that individual members may not fully understand. That said......putting positive spins on agreements is not new and has been repeated with every contract agreement.
ONLY TWO ways to evaluate this contract.....
1) DO THE MATH - Factor in potential healthcare costs...
2) READ...READ...and READ.. READ the fine print especially on our health care package...
For those that wish to wear the cheerleading uniforms early....take your pick.....but please...do not condemn those of us that like to read and understand the language before we start jumping up and down and start cheering... Yes....my mama taught me to be appreciative......but she also taught me to be smart.....
First, IF our new healthcare insurance is not equal or better to what we all have now, we UPS Teamsters have granted UPS CONCESSIONS.....pure and simple. That goes for existing and retired employees. Any of the monetary hourly raises we receive will be QUICKLY consumed by increased prescription costs, 20% co-pays...etc...
For the record.....I could care less about Union Politics and TDU...... My concern has been and always will be for the people that I work with and represent as a steward... If I detect BS......I say it...regardless of who it offends... In my 34+ year career...I have seen too many times where workers have been screwed by both the company and our Union.. I do realize that a Union is a complex entity that involves many compromises that individual members may not fully understand. That said......putting positive spins on agreements is not new and has been repeated with every contract agreement.
ONLY TWO ways to evaluate this contract.....
1) DO THE MATH - Factor in potential healthcare costs...
2) READ...READ...and READ.. READ the fine print especially on our health care package...
For those that wish to wear the cheerleading uniforms early....take your pick.....but please...do not condemn those of us that like to read and understand the language before we start jumping up and down and start cheering... Yes....my mama taught me to be appreciative......but she also taught me to be smart.....
