Here are some truths...In my 41 + years me and my family have always had health care through the company and recently through the union. Even during the strike the company had enough sense to cover their striking employees. It was two weeks long, everybody during that time understood that it would not last more than two weeks, it was affecting the economy that much back in l997. Team Care has enough reserves to claim that they will cover us if a strike occurs, even if it doesn't everybody should plan ahead and look into other options. Most working married couples have two options for coverages, common sense would indicate that your chances of being hit by a bus during a strike are very, very slim. Any part timer under the age of 26 will be covered under their working parents plans, most are doing that anyway.
At least the ones pushing this fear factor of health coverages will have practice with their second jobs as life insurance agents.."What If"...
Mugarolla brought up a good point, recently my wife had to go through a major medical problem and it did end up costing me over 1,200 this year because of the co-pays and deductibles. It is good insurance that we have but far from great, there is room for improvements.
Most of us members have been concentrating on the 22.4s and Pension issues with this contract, but try to remember back to the 2013 one. What was the major issue? Question would be under this tentative will be there be any improvements on our Health and Welfare package benefits. If there are please inform us all, maybe I am missing something..
