For example, in today's StarTribune an article by Laurie Blake headlined "Bypassing the bus strike?" includes the following paragraph:
"The Metro Transit strike centers on the Met Council's attempt to control health care costs and the union's rejection of the changes in benefits."
The problem with the statement is that the Met Council's position does absolutely nothing to "control health care costs." Under the Met Council's proposal the COST of health care DOES NOT CHANGE.
What will change if the Met Council's offer were to be accepted by the union is who pays for the cost of health care.
I would really appreciate it if the Star Tribune and other local media stop asserting that the Met Council is doing anything to control the spiralling cost of health care for their employees. I would admit that I'd appreciate an attempt by them to do so, but I have yet to see any plan on their part to do this.
Jim McGuire Como
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