About a dozen members of AFSCME attended a DeKalb County Board meeting Wednesday to protest changes to health insurance costs in their current contract.
Under their current contract, AFSCME members premiums could only rise a maximum of twenty percent each year. The board wants to eliminate this cap, which union members worry could lead to an unlimited cost increase.
The Daily Chronicle Reports that there could also be an issue of gender disparity. The mostly male Sheriff’s Department has a 15% healthcare premium cap, while the predominantly female AFSCME employees could lose their cap entirely. County officials didn’t address this issue directly, but say negotiations are ongoing.
About 250 county employees are represented by AFSCME