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<blockquote data-quote="DELACROIX" data-source="post: 4964655" data-attributes="member: 49065">Progression is here to stay...It was at one time less than a year.&nbsp; When it first got implemented the Company’s line was that it took four years for a package car driver to become profitable, that was when we were on paper and no technology.They could negotiate a shorter progression schedule, as far as the starting rate I expect that it will be hovering around 20 bucks an hour for part timers.&nbsp; Inflation is about to kick everyone’s ass soon, I see it continuing on in 2022.&nbsp; Contract negotiations generally start a year before the deadline, with new leadership in place on both sides I expect It will start right after&nbsp; O’Brien or Vairma takes office in March 2022.Both O’Brien and Vairma are starting to push pension benefits in their platforms, that will be the big issue with this one.&nbsp; More equality among the conferences, the West is sitting real pretty with current benefits and it will continue to grow.&nbsp; Starting to see some fear mongering about them being affected by the Central and Southern pension troubles, this bailout by the feds cleared that away..under ERISA your individual promised pension benefit cannot be lessened or transferred to an inferior plan that pays less.Those under the Central and Southern will have to rely on future negotiations in order to get ours anywhere close to those in the West.&nbsp; The company has far more control under a defined pension formula, particularly with the part timers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DELACROIX, post: 4964655, member: 49065"] Progression is here to stay...It was at one time less than a year. When it first got implemented the Company’s line was that it took four years for a package car driver to become profitable, that was when we were on paper and no technology. They could negotiate a shorter progression schedule, as far as the starting rate I expect that it will be hovering around 20 bucks an hour for part timers. Inflation is about to kick everyone’s ass soon, I see it continuing on in 2022. Contract negotiations generally start a year before the deadline, with new leadership in place on both sides I expect It will start right after O’Brien or Vairma takes office in March 2022. Both O’Brien and Vairma are starting to push pension benefits in their platforms, that will be the big issue with this one. More equality among the conferences, the West is sitting real pretty with current benefits and it will continue to grow. Starting to see some fear mongering about them being affected by the Central and Southern pension troubles, this bailout by the feds cleared that away..under ERISA your individual promised pension benefit cannot be lessened or transferred to an inferior plan that pays less. Those under the Central and Southern will have to rely on future negotiations in order to get ours anywhere close to those in the West. The company has far more control under a defined pension formula, particularly with the part timers. [/QUOTE]

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