Labor unions representing Memphis city workers now say they’re willing to increase insurance deductibles in order to restore health care coverage for their spouses and retirees, and to avoid a 24 percent increase in their premiums. Union leaders said it will save the city an estimated $25 million and restore all retiree and worker benefits cut to pay for the unfunded pension. Mayor A C Wharton’s staff is promising to run the numbers to see if the savings add up like the union claims.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:35:02 +0000
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