Content Warning: this article contains descriptions of racial violence. 1919 adapts speculative poetry for the stage exploring Black Chicago’s resistance and the events of Red Summer at Steppenwolf Theatre. Published in 2019 by University of Chicago sociology professor and poet Dr. Eve Ewing, 1919 explores the death of Eugene Williams and the events that led up to.
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✓State Employee and Retiree Health Care Savings – the administration has negotiated over $900 million in health care cost savings.
✓ Estimated $650 million in collectively- bargained cost savings with employees through FY23.
✓ An additional $260 million in savings achieved through negotiated insurance rates and contract terms with providers. -
Behind the fancy savings language, I’m reading more delayed payments for health providers to state employees and retirees. Possibly higher co-pays or increased insurance payments by employees / retirees. And expectations of clawbacks in the next labor union contract.
Those 3 items in the summary come to $1.8B. Not quite smoke and mirrors, but not guaranteed. Likely a double whammy to existing state employees.