Brown, employee unions set to tangle over health insurance

Sacramento Bee ^ | 01/26/2015 | Jon Ortiz

[artichokegrower]

After years of making concessions to Gov. Jerry Brown, California labor leaders had hoped that the fourth-and-final-term Democrat finally would be in a giving mood.

But after the governor’s budget proposal two weeks ago, several unions are bracing for tough talks in the coming months about Brown’s determination to cut the state’s costs of insuring employees and retirees.

[artichokegrower]

His latest budget proposal notes that the state’s “platinum” health care benefits are rarely found in the private sector.

I am in the private sector. My wife and I have a Blue Cross gold plan. It costs us $24,000 per year. Would not want to think what a platinum plan would cost.

[SunkenCiv]

Bet they’re glad they voted for him four times.

[eyeamok]

California’s unfunded retiree health promises in 2012 equaled $1,721 per resident

Isn’t that just great!, The Public Employee Union’s fully supported Obamacare, dump ALL HEALTH INSURANCE and let them buy their own Obamacare.

[blackdog]

All public employee unions should be required to have three choices of health insurance.

Obamacare Gold, Silver, and Bronze plans, under the affordable care act known by the name of their savior and lord as "Obamacare".

[gr8eman]

Why aren’t they insisting that they get Obamacare? That’s what they all vote for.

[sigzero]

Dump them all into ACA. Obamacare is great! Right?!

[artichokegrower]

Bet they’re glad they voted for him four times.
He gave the California state workers collective bargaining rights during his first go around as governor. If possible they would vote for him another four times.

[MrB]

Tax them for their “cadillac plans”