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Educators warn 24.7% insurance spike would amount to pay cuts, urge district budget offset
Summary
At the June 11 Tahoe Truckee Unified School District board meeting, teachers and union negotiators described a proposed average 24.7% increase in health premiums and urged the district to use the budget to offset the added cost to employees.
At its June 11 meeting, Tahoe Truckee Unified School District employees and union negotiators told the board that projected health insurance premium increases — an average of about 24.7% across plans — will translate into substantial cuts in take-home pay and could push some staff to leave.
“I want to address an issue that strikes at the core of our members’ well-being,” said Paula Bossler, lead negotiator for the Tahoe Truckee Education Association, during the public-comment period. Bossler said the proposed increases include a districtwide average of 24.7% for health premiums and a 5% rise for dental and vision, and urged the district to include compensation that offsets the added employee costs.
Bossler and other commenters read plan-by-plan examples. For the high-deductible HDP1 employee-only plan she cited approximate monthly premiums rising from $750…
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