Well, it's been a good ride

[Pismo Bill]

If still working at UPS, your health insurance remains your primary. You have to file for Medicare within 4 months of retiring. Eventually when Medicare is your primary and you purchase a good Supplement Insurance pkg, you will see the coverages beats UPS insurance hands down. I retired 19 years ago, still able to enjoy life and family. I believe each year I have been retired has added additional months on my life, not dealing with the stress and pressures UPS puts on its employees.

our ups insurance in the southwest beats any supplement because it includes dental and prescriptions and has a $1000 out of pocket clause.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

that is true but when medicare kicks in it will pay 80/20 so the ups medical will only kickin when you reach a $1000 out of pocket then medicare kicks in at i believe $1500 out of pocket. our dental has a life time limit of $10,000,000

$10M dental life time limit??

 

[The Milkman]

our ups insurance in the southwest beats any supplement because it includes dental and prescriptions and has a $1000 out of pocket clause.

Is that for retirees? if so that sounds like what I had, till booted off

 

[Pismo Bill]

Is that for retirees? if so that sounds like what I had, till booted off

yes for retirees that retired before last comtract

 

[Pismo Bill]

$10M dental life time limit??

yes 10 million i have a balance of 999,998,831

 

[The Milkman]

yes for retirees that retired before last comtract

Do they keep it after age 65?

 

[Pismo Bill]

Do they keep it after age 65?

lifetime and spouses lifetime

 

[The Milkman]

lifetime and spouses lifetime

Man that is great, at 65 I got the boot, wife was covered till 65 also. Lifetime benefits 1st time I have heard of any local having them

 

[walk it off]

As of Monday May 1st I will no longer have medical, dental & vision benefits because I turn 65 in two weeks. Having these benefits made my decision to hang it up easy as soon as I was eligible. No waiting for the next contract, no more taking the daily stress and crap handed to you everyday while in your browns. Yes the costs that I was told I would pay over these last 10 years has crept up, but all in all I feel blessed to of had them. Hard to believe that it will be 10 years on 1/1/18 that I walked out into retirement.
Time flies, and that is the one thing we cannot buy. I value my time on this earth as priceless. Myself and others who have benefited with these retirement health care plans have truly earned them. As everyone someday will make that decision, you have to think back about those who have paved the way to where we are today. I feel lucky that as I look back on the Union itself , the old timers who helped me when I was a rookie, who gave me solid advice from experiences that they had prior to my hiring. I carried that advice and had respect for those who made things amongst us as a team of Brothers & Sisters a symbol of Strength, something that I feel today is somewhat lacking.

Since 1981 there has been many changes with UPS here and around the world, but the one thing that cannot change is that all of you still working have to stick together and hold strong in the face of the many changes that come about contract after contract.

Ups would like nothing better than to dissolve the Union, and cause us to fight amongst ourselves, which I am sure many of you can relate. I never thought that some of the hard earned benefits earned by those before me, and handed to me when I got hired would someday vanish little by little like erosion of a beach, not to return. I now move on with Life, dealing with SS medical, and a steady pension check every month.
Not many in this country can say they retired at 55 with medical benefits, we could because of banding together to make a better future for ourselves, our Families, current workers and retirees that follow. Without the Brotherhood I experienced with over 25 years at UPS that would of not been possible. My hats off to those who made the last 35+ years of my life better, something that some would come to envy, and for that I am Very Thankful, I am a blessed and Lucky guy for sure. Peace To All

My mentor when I was hired in '87,(retired in '15) was much like you. Reasonable assumption was I made it to retirement because of his advice. One stop at a time and leave work at work.

 

[wayfair]

I only have been retired going on 2 years. Can not believe how fast time goes now.

People are saying I look younger and am smiling all the time. Body is healed up and I feel pretty good. Everyday seems like a Saturday.

Love bragging to my former co-workers how great retirement is and try to talk them into going out ASAP.

The ones that don't are just fearful in most cases.

Not a moment of regret. My main goal is to collect this pension longer than the time i worked for this company, ha ha ha

Why would your body need to be healed up??? You were in feeders, right???

 

[oldngray]

Why would your body need to be healed up??? You were in feeders, right???

hemorrhoids?