My husband worked for MS Carriers when Swift bought them out. He was told that MS employees would be placed into the system by date they were hired, keep their trucks, keep their pay, vacations, retirement and other benifits. This was in June.By August out of pocket expenses for health more that doubled. Everything went pay first and then file for reinbursment. No more co-pays. There was not consideration for how far one of their docters was.in November they got notice. All MS Employees would loose their jobs and have to apply for re-hire as a Swift employee on Jan 1. Salaries would be cut, no insurance for 90 days, No existing medical conditions would be insured, (I am going through chemo and my husband is a diabetic), no paid vacations for a year, no 401 for 60 days. If you were not fully vested in MS carriers they got the company donation to your 401. They lost their seniority.
I told my husband that if he was going to have to start over at age 53 then he might as well work for a company that he might like and would appreciate their employees. Thats what he did. He worked for MS Carriers for almost 13 years and did not have a hard time getting another job at about the same pay and benifits. No insurance company will insure me for a long time. I pray that they have gotten my cancer in remission and that it stays there. I do realize it will not be as easy for some of the dirvers to do the same. It is a shame that Swift did not follow MS Carriers example and take care of their employees. It will be their downfall.
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