UPS Agrees To Abide NJ Civil Union Law
For my readers who are out of the loop. UPS thought they could become big and mighty and ignore state laws on benefits and pension. Their mindset was basically “hell no we won’t gay” because under UPS’s dictionary, a civil union isn’t the same thing as marriage.
After three weeks of yelling and hairpulling by New Jersey politicians and LGBT civil rights activists, the United Parcel Service has agreed to recognize the civil unions of its gay employees and provide them the same benefits as the spouses of married workers.
UPS was already providing spousal benefits to same-sex couples in Massachusetts where gay marriage is legal. But the company said a civil union isn’t marriage and under its union contracts benefits are available only to legally married couples who are in the bargaining units.
At least UPS shaped up.
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