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Originally Posted by momof3
Well Gang...my husband is in a union. We are not rich, he does not make a lot of money for the experience he has(21 years worth) and up until three months ago we paid our own insurance premiums. His last union jod did not guarantee any job security since he ended up being laid off for 11 months, we went to being somewhat comfortable with our life style to living week to week. He has another job now, and we are thankful he is back to work, it is still union. His former company just called him and back but said "we can't guaratee for how long". Our insurance is now paid for 100%, yes a VERY nice perk, but there is no overtime, he has no vacation time until after 2 years and there is no sick time at all. He works hard, very hard, to provide for our family. I would like to have "37 days off a year", or whatever another forum member wrote. He will not have a vacation this year. However, let me state again we are very grateful he is working. My husband is a hard working man!
Just my two cents that not all union people are lazy looking for free money.
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My husband is union employee as well, P&S local 131 out of Hooksett,NH. I am sure you understand that they go where the work is and deal with what is offered. My husbands union is self-insured but managed by Anthem BC/BS A little over $6.00 an hour goes into the insurance fund. If he works 40 hours or he works 80 hours, it comes out of his check period. He is paying for medical benefits for people who have been retired for years. Just the way it works. Hopefully, his time will be compensated in later years through the next generation. Fotunately he is on a job in Devons, Mass right now and working 5 10's and 2 8's. He is away from home,living in a motel but he is working and making the money to bank and float us through the winter. He does not get any paid vacations either. You don't work, you don't get paid. My jusband is a very hard working,educated, dedicated employee as well. My husband is not lazy either. He works and sacrifices his time traveling,hoidays,birrthdays etc. for his family. i am glad someone else on here spoke up and I could add my 2 cents as well. Most people don't understand what a union actually is until you live with it. It is not all perks and benefits. Gotta love the overtime when he works at nuclear power plants for outages. Some people would curl up and die if they knew how much money is paid out! A big fat paycheck for 1 week pays our bills for the month. The rest is banked for the few months he isn't working.