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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 3732233" data-attributes="member: 63706">Assuming 2.5% inflation over the next 5 years, 73 in 2023 is the same as 65 in 2018. How much do we cost UPS per hour now? It does truly suck that health insurance costs are so high, perhaps the major corporations should all work together with the healthcare industry to help bring those costs down. And I would rather see that extra money they are contributing to the pension go into my own pocket, but I&#039;d be ok with them paying less into the pensions, if they need to save money somewhere. I&#039;ve said elsewhere that I&#039;m fine with subinflation wage increases for this contract. Ok, now you have some money to work with to fix the problems with the contract. I know Teamsters doesn&#039;t want less money going to the pensions, but how is that my fault? I&#039;m only likely to ever see a small percentage of what UPS has paid into the pension on my behalf, so don&#039;t act like the whole 73 per hour actually goes to benefit the person working for it. Heck, even with healthcare, I only benefit if I rack up more than the out of pocket costs in medical bills every year. Something my family has never done since I&#039;ve been working here. Let&#039;s start looking closer at UPS&#039;s employment costs vs benefit actualized by the average employee. I&#039;d be willing to bet the actual compensation that the average employee gets into their hands or otherwise benefits them financially will be closer to 50 to 60 dollars per hour, maybe less. Still not bad, but no one ever said it wasn&#039;t.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 3732233, member: 63706"] Assuming 2.5% inflation over the next 5 years, 73 in 2023 is the same as 65 in 2018. How much do we cost UPS per hour now? It does truly suck that health insurance costs are so high, perhaps the major corporations should all work together with the healthcare industry to help bring those costs down. And I would rather see that extra money they are contributing to the pension go into my own pocket, but I'd be ok with them paying less into the pensions, if they need to save money somewhere. I've said elsewhere that I'm fine with subinflation wage increases for this contract. Ok, now you have some money to work with to fix the problems with the contract. I know Teamsters doesn't want less money going to the pensions, but how is that my fault? I'm only likely to ever see a small percentage of what UPS has paid into the pension on my behalf, so don't act like the whole 73 per hour actually goes to benefit the person working for it. Heck, even with healthcare, I only benefit if I rack up more than the out of pocket costs in medical bills every year. Something my family has never done since I've been working here. Let's start looking closer at UPS's employment costs vs benefit actualized by the average employee. I'd be willing to bet the actual compensation that the average employee gets into their hands or otherwise benefits them financially will be closer to 50 to 60 dollars per hour, maybe less. Still not bad, but no one ever said it wasn't. [/QUOTE]

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