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<blockquote data-quote="Inthegame" data-source="post: 1205365" data-attributes="member: 37112"><p>You're shooting from the hip chuchu, and missing. If the IBT went out of business tomorrow, TeamCare would survive at least until existing contracts expired. Any extra funding or as you call "overage" is allocated to reserve in Taft Hartley Plans. If the trustees, whom by law receive no compensation, are satisfied with the reserve, benefit improvements are instituted. The employees of TeamCare receive fair wages, no one receives anything nearing extravagant.</p><p></p><p>I've not seen any plans offered that <em>exceed</em> TeamCare's coverage levels, but if these plans are available, it's most likely more to do with geography than any graft. Larger metro areas have more HC competition and plan administrators can bargain lower rates in more dense population areas. TeamCare provides coverage everywhere which affects rates.</p><p></p><p>I don't know why the IBT didn't seek to continue all terms of the expired CBA in the extension agreement, but obviously they didn't. Remember the deal we were under has expired. In the accepted National TA, UPS had agreed to continue HC coverage through the end of the year even though the '08-'13 CBA ended their obligation July 31, so I imagine they felt that agreement should be fulfilled even if the supplements didn't pass. If the Master had failed we may be paying cobra rates right now, while walking a picket line. Or maybe UPS will tell the IBT no more extension past Dec 31. Time will tell. </p><p></p><p>All speculation my friend but that's about as realistic as I can get...until the IBT opens tomorrow (wink).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Inthegame, post: 1205365, member: 37112"] You're shooting from the hip chuchu, and missing. If the IBT went out of business tomorrow, TeamCare would survive at least until existing contracts expired. Any extra funding or as you call "overage" is allocated to reserve in Taft Hartley Plans. If the trustees, whom by law receive no compensation, are satisfied with the reserve, benefit improvements are instituted. The employees of TeamCare receive fair wages, no one receives anything nearing extravagant. I've not seen any plans offered that [I]exceed[/I] TeamCare's coverage levels, but if these plans are available, it's most likely more to do with geography than any graft. Larger metro areas have more HC competition and plan administrators can bargain lower rates in more dense population areas. TeamCare provides coverage everywhere which affects rates. I don't know why the IBT didn't seek to continue all terms of the expired CBA in the extension agreement, but obviously they didn't. Remember the deal we were under has expired. In the accepted National TA, UPS had agreed to continue HC coverage through the end of the year even though the '08-'13 CBA ended their obligation July 31, so I imagine they felt that agreement should be fulfilled even if the supplements didn't pass. If the Master had failed we may be paying cobra rates right now, while walking a picket line. Or maybe UPS will tell the IBT no more extension past Dec 31. Time will tell. All speculation my friend but that's about as realistic as I can get...until the IBT opens tomorrow (wink). [/QUOTE]
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