LTCC classified staff about to have initial contract
Lake Tahoe Community Colleges’ classified staff is about to have its first contract.
The group officially organized to establish a union in August 2011. They have been working with the college since then to create a contract.
In the first go-round discussions reached impasse regarding health and welfare, and binding arbitration.
The board of trustees discussed the contract at the March 25 meeting and is expected to approve it at the April 8 meeting. The union still needs to ratify the contract.
Health benefits starting July 1 will be capped at $17,496 a year. The district is paying 100 percent of the standard health plan for employees. Employees have the option to pay $158/month for the premium plan.
The board was against binding arbitration, believing instead elected officials should have final say regarding grievance and discipline issues.
No raises are part of the deal because the South Lake Tahoe institution is still experiencing declining enrollment and other budgetary issues.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
Why offer healthcare now that the Affordable Care Act is in place? Who pays 100%. You can pay them more money and they can select the plan they want and pay for it.
Hah! Advocate, none of the people who foist this ‘healthcare’ plan on the American people want to be bound by it! Look at who gets the exemptions. The union people and the government people.
They know what a load of garbage it’s going to be.
And what is your plan to deal with the least efficient healthcare system in the world?
Only $1500.00 a month for the standard health policy.
What a deal.
Fish, you KNOW what my plan is. Free market.
And do NOT say that the free market failed. We have not had a true free market system in this country in generations! Especially not in the field of medical care.
Tahoe Advocate….For people that make money, the affordable health care act isn’t affordable. Thier premiums are higher to pay for those who don’t make money. From an HR standpont, paying them more and not offering insurance doesn’t work, maybe in a small business with a few emplyees, but not a large one.
DOG. When exactly have we ever had a free market in anything?