Though I am one for agreeing with the 2% increase in actual wages I
know that many city employees have the same health insurance as the
MPRB (union ties). The plan that was negotiated last year for all
included a provision for a maximum cost increase by the company of 18%.
I'm sure we are all shocked that the insurance cost was raised the
maximum 18%. This is probably why the increases in the employee areas
are so high. I doubt the increase in cost to the city can be avoided
as it is in the union contracts. I can not say enough to everyone
that health care costs are a pressing issue for not only the city but
for the county, state, country, employees and employers. Nationally,
locally someone needs to start the ball rolling to fix this. No
budgets will be able to balance with double digit increases like this
every year. The previous plan would have had a substantially higher
increase per Don Sigglekow of the MPRB when this came up at one of
their meetings. Who would guess we would be saying "Thank goodness
only an 18% increase."
Liz Wielinski
Columbia Park
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