Senate Bill Seven, sponsored by Senator Mark Jansen (R), is scheduled to be discussed in Committee on Wednesday, March 23. Should this bill pass, the insurance benefits GEO has negotiated with the University could be drastically curtailed.
From the Senate Fiscal Agency’s bill analysis document:
The bill would create the “Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act” to require that all public employees pay a certain percentage of the overall cost of purchasing health insurance. Beginning January 1, 2013, the bill would require that public employers with and without self-funded health benefit plans pay not more than 80.0% of the premium costs of health insurance plans.
Source: SFA analysis SB-7
Senate Bill Seven is only one of 38 anti-union bills working their way through the legislature in Lansing. Now that GEO has reached a tentative agreement on our 2011-14 GSI/GSSA Contract, we need to turn our attention to the Statehouse to ensure that our rights and benefits are not undermined.
You can learn more about developments in Lansing, and get involved in GEO’s response, by attending Wednesday’s General Membership Meeting.
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