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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a federal employee, I wanted to chime in on the facebook threads and ask if teachers were urgently writing to their elected officials to advocate for the government not to shut down. How many families in APS would be impacted by a shutdown? That's a major upheaval, but, you don't see parents whining to teachers asking for support.

Ideally, APS would have more than one insurance option available to staff, but, the contracting/procurement/funding is what it is. I understand it's not ideal to have to switch health care providers, but, as numerous people have pointed out, this is routine in the rest of the professional world, and all of us who are not teachers do not get to enjoy summers off to schedule any and every appointment under the sun for ourselves and our families. [/quote]

as a federal employee how many times have you had your healthcare changed up on you??????? and please do ask your question on the FB page…we’ll be waiting to respond. [/quote]

DP. Federal employees have pretty good and consistent options. Premiums can change regularly. Nevertheless, it's not about any one individual profession. Federal contractors who have to change companies frequently experience benefits changes that not only include entirely different health plans; but sometimes no options among health plans, and different amounts of leave regardless of years of professional experience, different retirement plan options, etc. And sometimes they end up with really really crappy insurance and leave. And the stress of being a contractor with changes in contract awards etc.

I really do feel bad for those of you who chose Kaiser and now have to change. I really do. It sucks and it's crappy APS didn't give more consideration to that when half of its workforce is apparently on that plan and it is an entirely different system. I'd be furious and anxious and disappointed and angry and everything else, too. But it is not the issue you should expect parents to get involved in.  [/quote]

Or did APS listen to complaints over the years from teachers who were unhappy with Kaiser. The perspective here and on AEM is only a tiny fraction of teachers. How do we know that APS didn’t revive complaints that Kaiser was too restrictive? That mow choice or better choices or more flexibility was needed? The new plan offers a PPO option and that might have been an ask by teachers for years.

I agree with another poster that every single employment grievance teachers have they expect the general public to be outraged and show up with pitch forks to school board meetings. I have grown tired of the “ we have it so bad nobody can understand!”   Other people have bad working conditions as well and I am talking professional jobs too. And it’s not uncommon to work more than 40 hours a week and not have a great salary, There are plenty of people who work in offices in that exact situation.

For those who threaten to leave over this insurance issue, how does that even make sense? If you switch employers you could be in the same situation with having to switch insurance plans. Will you limit your job search to only employers who offer Kaiser health insurance?

The insurance contract has been awarded. It’s done. No amount of school board speeches or emails will change it.[/quote]

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