Health Insurance is a benefit of employment.
You chose to unemploy yourself now go pay your own way.
What do you expect after they rejected a 30 percent raise.
They want their pension back and they ain't getting it.
Work for whatever someone else decides is fair, die, or go bankrupt paying your bills. Sheesh.
> You chose to unemploy yourself now go pay your own way.
They didn't quit.
> What do you expect after they rejected a 30 percent raise.
Their job is to negotiate as much as they think they can get. It's not up to me or you (unless you're Boeing management) to pass judgement on those demands.
Are they receiving a paycheck from Boeing?
If you go out on FMLA do you get Health Care Benefits? No because you are not currently an active employee.
Doesn't mean you quit or are terminated It just means you chose not to work.
Same thing with strike. You do not get benefits while away from job unless you take PTO. You can retain your healthcare plan but you must pay full amount. You are not an active employee at the moment.
Read the employee handbook. I betcha its covered. People like to complain.
Where is union strike fund to pay for these benefits? I bet they pay in but Union President doesn't even work there.
He is mafia like guy who has nothing to lose. Like the ILA prez. "I will cripple you." Its not a threat but a promise.
Unions had their day. Now they cover for people who should not have a job.
> Read the employee handbook. I betcha its covered. People like to complain.
"Legal" and "looks good in the court of public opinion" are very different things. Both are fair game in a negotiation.
> Where is union strike fund to pay for these benefits?
How do you know it isn't paying? All we know is Boeing is not paying.
Do not say "I don't have mine, so you do not get to have it either". That is the problem with the US, if you see people working and fighting for their rights and you are not, who's fault is that.
But I remember correctly, the workers gave up a lot when they approved the last contract. I think part of this is to get what they gave up.
Ignoring that half the reason they can ask for whatever they want is that they are the last standing expert on some esoteric internal thing. Of course you get treated well! Too bad the rest of us don't have 15+ yrs here and practically own this or that piece code.
Sounds like those workers should've joined unions too