The impact and effect of changes to the Red Plan has not been resolved yet. Attached and below is the employee report that Lance Brogden, CUTA Vice-President, presented to the School Board July 20th. As we attempt to resolve this issue with the District, please save all your medical receipts. Kevin Moretti July 20, 2011 Dear CUSD School Board, November 1, 2009 CUTA members switched from the BSSP-JPA Silver Plan to the BSSP-JPA Red Plan. Had CUTA stayed on the Silver Plan CUSD would have paid $905.50 per active member per month for 09/10, $949.50 for 10/11, and $985 for 11/12. Instead, CUSD paid $766 in 09/10, $839 in 10/11 and will pay $898 in 11/12 for the Red Plan. We calculate the savings to the District resulting from this move, including retirees, to exceed $2.5 million. February 22, 2011 CUTA presented CUSD a Demand to Bargain the impact and effect of changes to the Red Plan for the 2011/2012 school year. March 31, 2011 the JPA voted to raise the deductibles and coinsurance of the Red Plan. The JPA also voted to eliminate the Red Plan as an option for retirees. The two teams have met to discuss this impact and effect three times; May 10th, June 7th and June 21st. The District did not have a proposal at any of those meetings. At the June 7th meeting CUTA presented the District with an official proposal. The District has not accepted that proposal or come back with a counter-proposal. At the June 21st meeting it was agreed that if the District would not accept our proposal or present a counter proposal the scheduled June 23rd bargaining session would be cancelled. The District notified CUTA that they were not going to accept or counter at that time and the June 23rd session was cancelled. From CUTA’s perspective an agreement was made in 2009. CUTA would go from Silver to Red and the District would keep the savings. We were willing to go to a lower plan in return for the security of guaranteeing that plan for three years. At the June 21stbargaining session we expressed our confusion regarding the District’s position that they cannot value their responsibility until a State Budget is passed. We expressed our belief that regardless of the State Budget issue, CUSD still has an obligation to the three year deal struck in 2009. CUTA also interprets the past actions of the District as evidence that an obligation exists. In 2007 when the JPA voted to change the prescription portion of the Silver Plan both teams met to bargain the impact and effect of that change. The result was increasing the raise that year from 2.84% to 3%. Last year the JPA voted to put married retirees on one plan. CUSD voluntarily reimbursed those married couples their increased copays and coinsurance because the special coordination of benefits for married couples would not apply now that they were on one plan We urge CUSD to accept our proposal or come to the bargaining table with a counter proposal. Sincerely, Lance Brogden CUTA Vice-President |
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