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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1179159" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>As far as the MOU is concerned, no matter what is constructed in the next few weeks regarding health care coverage at Teamcare, there is still one sentence that TRUMPS any enhancements they place in front of us in the next ballot.</p><p></p><p>Lets say that the Teamsters present a health care package that is "identical" to the UPS plan we are currently on. We vote YES next time around and on January 1 2014, we get the same coverage as we currently have. Sounds great right!</p><p></p><p>WRONG.</p><p></p><p>As hall is saying now, the Teamsters have spoken to the trustees of the CSHW and are working to improve benefit levels. Ok fine, but who's to say the trustees make an agreement to raise benefit levels for one year, then fall back onto the MOU itself and vote for changes in december 2014 which would take effect on January 1 2015?</p><p></p><p>The MOU has to be changed as well as the coverage. One sentence in the MOU makes it extremely dangerous as I pointed out to A. Marshall himself.</p><p></p><p>"Nothing in this agreement shall preclude the Central States Health and Welfare from changing employee benefits" at will.</p><p></p><p>They can give us all the pie in the sky that we want, but as long as this sentence remains in the MOU, it means nothing. It can be changed as quickly as it was changed to get us to vote on it.</p><p></p><p>They MOU itself has to be removed or reworded to include "the benefit levels shall remain the same for the duration of the contract"</p><p></p><p>This would be a safety net for all members.</p><p></p><p>IF not, look out.</p><p></p><p>Peace</p><p></p><p>TOS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1179159, member: 17969"] As far as the MOU is concerned, no matter what is constructed in the next few weeks regarding health care coverage at Teamcare, there is still one sentence that TRUMPS any enhancements they place in front of us in the next ballot. Lets say that the Teamsters present a health care package that is "identical" to the UPS plan we are currently on. We vote YES next time around and on January 1 2014, we get the same coverage as we currently have. Sounds great right! WRONG. As hall is saying now, the Teamsters have spoken to the trustees of the CSHW and are working to improve benefit levels. Ok fine, but who's to say the trustees make an agreement to raise benefit levels for one year, then fall back onto the MOU itself and vote for changes in december 2014 which would take effect on January 1 2015? The MOU has to be changed as well as the coverage. One sentence in the MOU makes it extremely dangerous as I pointed out to A. Marshall himself. "Nothing in this agreement shall preclude the Central States Health and Welfare from changing employee benefits" at will. They can give us all the pie in the sky that we want, but as long as this sentence remains in the MOU, it means nothing. It can be changed as quickly as it was changed to get us to vote on it. They MOU itself has to be removed or reworded to include "the benefit levels shall remain the same for the duration of the contract" This would be a safety net for all members. IF not, look out. Peace TOS [/QUOTE]
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