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UPS Agrees on NJ Civil Union Benefits

Posted on: August 3, 2007 9:30 AM, by Ed Brayton

UPS has agreed to recognize civil unions in New Jersey and provide the same benefits in those situations as they do to married employees. That's great news. As I wrote previously, I don't think the law in New Jersey required them to do so, but I'm very happy that they've decided to provide those benefits anyway. Way to go, UPS.

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I worked for UPS as a part time employee. Full dental and medical plus $2,000 per year for school. There is a reason that they are so successful.

Posted by: mg | August 3, 2007 10:11 AM

There is a reason that they[UPS] are so successful.

Um, yeah. Just don't get anything shipped from the US to Canada with them. They apply usurious "brokerage" fees to figure out if your shipment is dutiable (even if it obviously isn't, like books or educational material). (Apologies for OT)

Posted by: Eamon Knight | August 3, 2007 10:23 AM

Ed, off topic briefly, sorry.

Is your email address correct in your profile? It looks different than one I've seen recently.

Posted by: Rev. BigDumbCHimp | August 3, 2007 10:28 AM

Eamon Knight:
Um, yeah. Just don't get anything shipped from the US to Canada with them. They apply usurious "brokerage" fees to figure out if your shipment is dutiable (even if it obviously isn't, like books or educational material). (Apologies for OT)

They may very well charge too much for the Customs brokerage fees, but it actually doesn't matter whether or not the goods being imported are dutiable - a Customs entry still has to be filed. Dutiable or duty free, it's still the same amount of work. So you'll end up paying for it no matter what, either as a separate item or rolled up in the freight rate.

(Also sorry for the OT.)

Posted by: ScottN | August 3, 2007 11:45 AM

When o when will this persecution against Christians end? Now they can't even get a Bible delivered without being forced to accept the secular package of civil society. Oh, the humanity!

Posted by: Sastra | August 3, 2007 12:27 PM

UPS has agreed to recognize civil unions in New Jersey and provide the same benefits in those situations as they do to married employees.

Cue Religious Right head implosion in five, four, three....

Posted by: Steve Reuland | August 3, 2007 12:52 PM

I did just hear Tony Perkins complaining about UPS's "politcally correct" decision.

Posted by: Michael Cook | August 3, 2007 2:31 PM

It's a good thing I've been divorced for a decade, because I'm pretty sure this would have been the last straw that destroyed my marriage. How can a regular marriage survive when the UPS man might be in a domestic partnership?

Posted by: kehrsam | August 3, 2007 2:56 PM

Just one more step in the right direction! (Well, left direction, but the good direction.)

Posted by: pablo | August 4, 2007 8:04 AM

BigDumbChimp-

I have numerous email addresses, all of which reach me with the same speed. I keep Outlook open 24 hours a day and it checks all my email accounts at the same time every 10 minutes or so.

Posted by: Ed Brayton | August 4, 2007 3:53 PM