You have gloated for sometime how the majority passed the TA and pushed 40% of your brothers and sisters into CS H&W. Do you understand that we (UPS employees) will be the minority in a plan full of deadbeat employers like Georgia Pacific, YRCW, and Hostess. Still think you could live with future raises and pension contributions being diverted to an underfunded plan with numbers like that? Our BA spoke at a PCM and had that same, in your face, the TA passed.....gloating attitude and enraged every member in my center.
If CS H&W does not come off the table - then I'm fairly certain you can prepare for a strike.
Your fear is of the unknown. I understand that. You are associating the CS pension with CS health. I'm not trying to convince you that your insurance will be better or worse, I'm only saying if people think they will just keep voting no on the supplements they need to read the bylaws a bit better. The other deadbeat employers have no bearing on your health. We have crap employers in ours too, and when hostess went under, it never effected us. Some other people have to pay a portion of premiums, UPS teamsters don't. We also get an enhanced benefit plan. Also, if you guys are unhappy with the results of the TA, instead of crucifying the Yes voters, maybe your focus should be on the PTers that didn't vote at all. Essentially it's the majority of PTers (about 80%) that will be mostly effected by the C6.
