UPTE healthcare savings for 2024
As you've likely already heard from UC, it is Open Enrollment season again. Unfortunately, UC has not publicly posted the union rates for healthcare plan premiums - perhaps because they don't want their non-represented employees to know the value of a union!
UPTE members won a $25 annual cap on monthly premium increases for Health Net Blue & Gold and Kaiser plans for the duration of our HX, RX, and TX contracts. In 2024, the cap will mean up to $225 monthly savings for those on a Kaiser family plan, compared to non-union employees - more than a full 1% of salary in savings for many of us.
UC's higher premium increases on non-represented employees highlights the importance of maintaining a strong and active union. Check out the tables below to see how much UPTE-represented workers save every month on their health insurance premiums compared to our nonunion counterparts at UC:
| Payband 1: Full-time salary rate of $68,000 or less | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan | UPTE Contract Savings | |||
| Self | Self + Children | Self + Adult | Family | |
| UC Blue & Gold (campuses except Davis) | $0.00 | $6.55 | $29.57 | $64.55 |
| UC Blue & Gold (Davis members) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Kaiser | $0.00 | $0.00 | $22.09 | $25.54 |
| Payband 2: Full-time salary rate of $68,001 – $136,000 | ||||
| Plan | UPTE Contract Savings | |||
| Self | Self + Children | Self + Adult | Family | |
| UC Blue & Gold (campuses except Davis) | $0.00 | $18.53 | $42.32 | $82.01 |
| UC Blue & Gold (Davis members) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Kaiser | $0.00 | $6.57 | $86.75 | $94.22 |
| Payband 3: Full-time salary rate of $136,001 – $204,000 | ||||
| Plan | UPTE Contract Savings | |||
| Self | Self + Children | Self + Adult | Family | |
| UC Blue & Gold (campuses except Davis) | $4.37 | $30.81 | $53.76 | $100.58 |
| UC Blue & Gold (Davis members) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Kaiser | $2.93 | $24.99 | $144.69 | $158.08 |
| Payband 4: Full-time salary rate of $204,001 and above | ||||
| Plan | UPTE Contract Savings | |||
| Self | Self + Children | Self + Adult | Family | |
| UC Blue & Gold (campuses except Davis) | $11.74 | $43.54 | $65.60 | $123.71 |
| UC Blue & Gold (Davis members) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $41.90 | $50.11 |
| Kaiser | $13.58 | $44.06 | $204.73 | $224.24 |
If you have other questions or concerns about UC's contractual obligations regarding benefits, contact UPTE. For questions about benefits themselves, please contact UC.