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Employees tell Milpitas Unified board health‑insurance spikes are damaging retention
Summary
Multiple district employees and union leaders told the board that recent health‑insurance premium increases—ranging from large percentage jumps to $500 per month examples—are causing financial hardship and undermining teacher recruitment and retention, and asked the board to prioritize compensation and explore alternatives.
Scores of district employees and union leaders used the Jan. 13 public‑comment period to press the Milpitas Unified Board of Education to address recent health‑insurance premium increases and the district’s compensation priorities.
"This year, my insurance cost is going to increase by $500 a month. That's $5,000 a year," said paraeducator and employee Susan Thomas, describing family medical needs that make lower‑cost plans impractical. Several…
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