John Deere strike imminent?

[Cyismymonkey]

Possibly 5 figures annually. Figuring in the signing bonus, the retirement bonus, the raise that's far more than most of the rest of the country has seen over the past several years, I don't know how they keep the public perception of the man getting screwed by the corporation. They're going to be seen as unreasonable very quickly

It’s unreasonable for working people to act in their own best interest? Do tell.

 

[NWICY]

Took some balls to vote down that 2nd contract.

 

[NWICY]

No it isn’t. It’s sh*ty United Health Care. If it was good it would be blue cross ppo.

Free insurance is good insurance.

 

[Clonehomer]

It’s unreasonable for working people to act in their own best interest? Do tell.

It's in my best interest to make $1M per year. But it's also not reasonable to think that I should.

 

[agcy68]

Until they tie COLA raises to inflation, it's going to keep getting voted down.

They've got to have Waterloo to get it passed and they aren't close.

I thought that there was a COLA adjustment in the contract every other year with 5% increases in the opposite years - no?

I think the thing the are looking for now is full pension and full health insurance after they retire, paid by Deere, until they die. Seems like they want to work for 25 years (not have to save anything during that time) retire and get Deere to keep paying them throughout their retirement.

I might have to tell my nieces and nephews to skip the engineering degree and go straight to Deere.
- ~$46K starting base salary - up to $70K base (in today's dollars)
- Estimated 30% raise in the next 6 years (5%+5% guaranteed)
- No expense for 401K investment - paycheck and healthcare for life
- No monthly expense for healthcare - no deductible - no copay
- Overtime & CIPP (whatever that is - sounds like +15%??)

Dang - gotta HS classmate in Quad Cities - might have to check into that more.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

I thought that there was a COLA adjustment in the contract every other year with 5% increases in the opposite years - no?

I think the thing the are looking for now is full pension and full health insurance after they retire, paid by Deere, until they die. Seems like they want to work for 25 years (not have to save anything during that time) retire and get Deere to keep paying them throughout their retirement.

I might have to tell my nieces and nephews to skip the engineering degree and go straight to Deere. Dang.

is that what your chain emails told you

 

[agcy68]

is that what your chain emails told you

From the UAW flyer: DEERE-Summary-Revised-Final-bug.pdf (uaw.org)

 

[BryceC]

No it isn’t. It’s sh*ty United Health Care. If it was good it would be blue cross ppo.

Tens of thousands of workers in Iowa have UHC coverage. They just pay thousands of dollars for it.

 

[BCClone]

From the UAW flyer: DEERE-Summary-Revised-Final-bug.pdf (uaw.org)

View attachment 91508

37,500 to retire after 10 years? That would be nice

 

[clone4life82]

No it isn’t. It’s sh*ty United Health Care. If it was good it would be blue cross ppo.

there are a lot of people that pay hundreds a month in just premiums not including the couple thousand max deductible and/or 20/40 in copays. It depends on your perspective but from my vantage point, the 0$ That they have to pay for all of those is extremely far from sh*ty.

 

[clone4life82]

is that what your chain emails told you

they had the same info on the local news last night too.

 

[FallOf81]

there are a lot of people that pay hundreds a month in just premiums not including the couple thousand max deductible and/or 20/40 in copays. It depends on your perspective but from my vantage point, the 0$ That they have to pay for all of those is extremely far from sh*ty.

Hundreds? Ha!
Just got my BC renewal for wife and I. 1750 monthly. High deductible. In our 50s. Self employed.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

they had the same info on the local news last night too.

I don’t watch the liberal media

 

[clone4life82]

Hundreds? Ha!
Just got my BC renewal for wife and I. 1750 monthly. High deductible. In our 50s. Self employed.

self employed is a whole different beast and I feel for you there.

 

[agcy68]

According to Channel 13 this morning, Deere claims they were investing $3.5B in the UAW employees over the next 6 years with the proposed contract...

 

[qwerty]

Just comparing that to what I pay for my family on the salary side it’s worth about $8500 a year.

$11,500 for me

 

[Cyclonepride]

I thought that there was a COLA adjustment in the contract every other year with 5% increases in the opposite years - no?

I think the thing the are looking for now is full pension and full health insurance after they retire, paid by Deere, until they die. Seems like they want to work for 25 years (not have to save anything during that time) retire and get Deere to keep paying them throughout their retirement.

I might have to tell my nieces and nephews to skip the engineering degree and go straight to Deere.
- ~$46K starting base salary - up to $70K base (in today's dollars)
- Estimated 30% raise in the next 6 years (5%+5% guaranteed)
- No expense for 401K investment - paycheck and healthcare for life
- No monthly expense for healthcare - no deductible - no copay
- Overtime & CIPP (whatever that is - sounds like +15%??)

Dang - gotta HS classmate in Quad Cities - might have to check into that more.

Not sure why anyone in their right mind would give them either of those things. Recipe for bankruptcy.

 

[7Got6]

Free insurance is good insurance.

It’s like complaining that your tiara is a half size too small.

 

[brett108]

Not sure why anyone in their right mind would give them either of those things. Recipe for bankruptcy.

Correct. This is the chief unfunded liability for municipalities that did this for their public employees.

 

[Clonehomer]

Not sure why anyone in their right mind would give them either of those things. Recipe for bankruptcy.

It's a recipe to move assembly to a non-union state or out of the country for sure.