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UAW: It Should Be Giving Up More

On May 10 02:19 PM Troy Racki wrote:

> Valid arguements have been made by comments above. Feel free to consider the following..

> Occupational hazards include: "Infections due to the exposure to
> blood, body fluids or tissue specimens possibly leading to blood-borne
> diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C."
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> HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are all lethal. Hepatitis B is
> the only of these three with a vaccine.
>
> (www-ilo-mirror.cornell...)

Are you saying that Industrial Accidents aren't lethal ? I have seen coworkers literally DIE due to heart attacks "on the job" at less than 50 years of age...peoples fingers get cut off, plus the long term injuries due to the nature of the beast. Believe me, by the time that you have accumulated enough years to retire....most of your body and energy is all used up.
The average number of monthly checks drawn by retired GM "Blue
Collar" workers is...17. That is 17 Monthly checks before they die.
Check your facts.

At least washing you hands and wearing rubber gloves and masks will protect YOU...
( Obama said so last week )
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> "Laid-off blue-collar workers would still get most of their pay because their United Auto Workers union contract requires the company to make up much of the difference between state unemployment benefits and their wages.

First of all the workers HAVE to be eligible for State Unemployment benefits ...then sub will kick in ...Now SUB is a purchased "INSURANCE" policy that has already been paid for...neither GM or The UAW pays the money.

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> GM also will pay salaried workers 75 percent of their pay if they
> are furloughed under a new company policy. In the past, white-collar workers reported for duty even if their plants were closed, spokesman
> Tom Wilkinson said."
>
> www.seattlepi.com/busi...

No SIR...The JOB Bank has been ELIMINATED for the Blue Collar workers....It is NOW in effect for the White collar people who will be asked to take time off at reduced pay....The COMPANY will be paying the White Collar people.

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Now Troy...I have a question for you.

Why is it that when I get a cold or upper respiratory problem ...say in Taiwan...I can go to the Dr. there in Taipei...he will see me,check me out...prescribe the medicine...PLUS FILL the meds there in his office and the WHOLE cost is about $20.00 USD

Taiwan has very FINE Doctors...VERY well educated.

Yet when I go to an M.D. HERE in the States...it costs me about $100.00USD (because of my LOUSY GM retirement benefits) just to be seen...plus they turn in paperwork to the insurance company. ..and then I have to go get my prescription filled somewhere else where I will have to pay between $10.00- $60.00 (depending on what my LOUSY GM Retirement benefits will pay for.)
Now mind you that scenerio was just for a "cold".

With clinics that just "rent" their "Temporary Dr.s"
Surgeries and "Specialists run MUCH higher"...try walking into a "Specialist Office"....just to say Hello is $150.00 - $200.00

Can you please explain the HUGE difference or even the "Ridiculous COSTS" for a simple cold.....where WE are the ones that tell the Dr. what is wrong with us...I even tell him what medicine that take.

Can you answer that simple question?