School District 186 Superintendent Jennifer Gill insisted it wasn’t the district that was responsible for increased health insurance rates for employees who take the plan.
That came from the carrier, Cigna, because of high claimants in the district and the overall spiraling costs of health care in the country, she said.
Springfield Education Association President Aaron Graves countered that district employees can’t continue to shoulder the financial burden reflected in premium hikes of 32% over the next two years.
The union, he added, would attempt to “claw back” at the bargaining table any increases passed along to employees.
