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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 15, 2009 6:18 am) Regards, OW |
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 15, 2009 7:45 am) A friend of mine just became a Teamster in another school district, doing support work. He notices a definite lackadaisical attitude where he is. He's got better health insurance but he's paying more in union dues that he was paying for health insurance at his last job. He's not impressed. Back in the good old days, UAW strike in '36-'37 changed workers' lives across USA (USA Today)
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Jan 15, 2009 7:36 am) Then I moved up in value to the industry. Regards, OW
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Replying to: 62vetteefp (Jan 15, 2009 7:47 am) I know I pay $30 per month supplemental insurance with Kaiser. Not sure what my copay is. I think generic drugs are $5- $10. I have not used the services thankfully. I do know friends that have Blue Shield of CA pay $175 each for supplemental. So it varies depending on the coverage. (UAW) agreed that retired hourly workers would start paying monthly contributions, deductibles and copayments for medical services up to $370 per year for individuals and $752 for families. If I had stayed on COBRA with the Teamsters it was around $950 per month. Our copay was 30% with 70% covered up to $1000 per year. Not great coverage so when my bank ran out I went to Kaiser. I paid $273 per month and paid all cost up to $4000 then I was covered. That was the cheapest per month coverage to cover me in case of catastrophic illness. I had one eye exam that cost me $90. I should get a physical as it has been a couple years so I will know what that cost. While under the Teamster plan a physical cost me $30 for the office visit and over $300 for my part of all the blood tests they do. I thought that was a big rip-off. Probably sold my blood after they tested it 
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| when unions start thinking that the benefits they receive is a privilege, and not a birth right. | |
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Replying to: circlew (Jan 15, 2009 7:55 am) I also started at the bottom. I was in the mail room at Pacific Telephone starting in 1961. $62.50 per week. By 1963 I had worked into a technician job with lots of schools. The better the score the better chance of getting more schools. I worked with a guy that had never gone past the first school. He was near retirement and had run frame jumpers for 30 some odd years. I did not know there was a Union for over a year. Then the CWA guy asked if I wanted to join. I hesitated as I did not see the advantage to belonging. When they came to my rescue from an incompetent supervisor I realized they were there for a purpose and became a member. As you can see from this 1965 pay stub, we paid health care of about 7.5% of our gross pay. I also opted for them to take out 12% of my gross pay for the AT&T stock offering. That left my wife and I $63.50 per week to live on. I was putting her through college at the time.  My question? What did a UAW UNSKILLED autoworker make in 1965 with 4 years service? Oh and I had just bought a brand new Toyota Landcruiser in 1964. I wanted a Datsun Patrol or a Jeep. Both were more than the Toyota.
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when unions start thinking that the benefits they receive is a privilege, and not a birth right. Ah, yes, but when will that happen? Or to be exact, will it ever happen? Survival of the Fittest is rule Number ONE... Unions, after so many years of pampering seem to conveniently forget this basic rule of life  When will these people learn that there is no shortcut in life?
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Jan 15, 2009 2:23 am) 
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