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Originally Posted by Plantman
Unfortunately, those types of jobs are disappearing quickly.
My dad was a retired teamster and loved every first of the month.
Is it true that UPS is trying to do away with the pensions to new hires in exchange for a higher salary?
My friend works for them here and had mentioned something to me along those lines awhile back.
Enjoy yourself.
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I have not heard of them trying to do away with any pension benifits. In 1984, they adopted a two tier pay level. All employees, like me, that were hired prior to '84 kept their pay senoirity. All new, post 1984 employees were hired in at a lower rate and would never catch up to employees like me....even if they were doing the same job. I worked with guys with ten years senoirty and I was making $13.00 per hour more than them.The ONLY exception was drivers. I mainly worked in the building. The insiders and part-timers usually got the shaft at contract time to appease the drivers. I HEAR that this contract coming up that the Teamsters want to do away with this two tiered pay structure.
I plan to do ALOT of things I WANT to do. My wife has gotten her BA, (went back to colledge full time at 52!) and she plans to teach grade school for 5 to 8 years. We will be able to travel for 2 months every summer and when she gets weeks off during the hollidays. I am traveling some on my own. I went powered para-sailing for the first time about a month ago at the Salton Sea. It was a real trip. I wasn't flying the para-sailer but I was sitting up front ....IN FRONT OF GOD AND EVERYBODY! All that was in front of me was the front wheel of the trike air frame.
I am also onto old motorcycles and my 18 year old daughter and I are rebuilding a 1970 Honda Trail 90 for her to ride. I have a 1967 Triumph, 200cc, Tiger Cub. I have my restored '55 bug and a 1939 WILLYS pick up to work on.
I still can't fathom that I don't have to go back to UPS.
Instead of getting up for work at 3:00am and going to bed at 7:00pm, I now get up at about 8:30-9:00am and go to bed at about midnight.