We also need to remember where all this started in Wisconsin. The teacher’s unions had it written in their contracts that the union would a act as the broker for medical insurance. That meant that they would get a cut of every employees premiums going straight into their coffers. All their anger and vitriol wasn’t because they were losing their collective bargaining rights, it was because they think the taxpayer should foot the bill for their union activities.
The teacher’s unions had it written in their contracts that the union would a act as the broker for medical insurance. That meant that they would get a cut of every employees premiums going straight into their coffers. “”””
That is only PART of the story.
When all of the fighting over the Unions broke out, it was finally revealed that the medical insurance company that most school districts were badgered (pun intended :) :) )into using/purchasing was a health insurance company actually OWNED by the Wisconsin Teacher’s Union.
Hardly bargaining at an arm’s length transaction’.
It was fraud from the start, IMO. The Union owned health care company was considerably more expensive that even Blue Cross/Blue Shield.