Union Builder Communicator: September 17, 2010 | |
HX Contract Near Completion We do not have a signed tentative agreement for the health professionals (HX) unit, so I hesitate to even report on our progress. However, you need to know that the union has a verbal agreement with UC for a tentative contract. Next week, once we have a signed document that UC cannot back out of, we will publicize the details (it is somewhat complicated). The agreement will get most of our raises now, and will not force HX members to decide how to deal with UC’s proposed pension contributions this year. If you are planning actions at your medical center, please proceed because the pension and retiree health benefits issues will certainly remain a huge issue for many years to come. Regents raise employee pension contributions 5%, give execs raises The regents also approved $3.1 million in bonuses for medical center executives, to be distributed among 37 executives across the state, including UCLA’s top hospital executive, whose pay will increase by $410,000, to about $1.3 million. One Nation Mass Event in Cities Across US Wall Street speculated with our money and created the economic crisis. They got bailed out but now they demand we fix the economic fallout by cutting schools, health care, jobs and so much more. Let’s rally to have our voices heard in Washington. Distribute Materials to Your Co-workers
UC to Reduce HealthNet Network or Increase Monthly Premium The biggest change is that HealthNet will be divided into two parts. UC excluded the more expensive providers from one of the plans (HealthNet Blue and Gold) to keep the cost down. The other HealthNet plan will retain the same providers but will probably be about 50% more expensive. The largest provider that will probably be excluded from HealthNet Blue and Gold is Sutter. This will have a disproportionate impact on northern California campuses where half of the current HealthNet subscribers may have to change their primary care physician or pay much more. We will have additional information prior to open enrollment.
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