Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas is singing a tune we like to hear and one that I have advocated for myself. What is it? Hidden in the Cadillac plans of public sector employees is a revenue resource that must be tapped.
Gatsas is standing up for taxpayers, and defending the spending cap, in his negotiations with the Teachers union with regard to Manchester’s School budget.
He said teachers still enjoy plans with zero deductibles, $5 co-pays and $50 charges for emergency room visits, while the police union, among others, recently made concessions to avoid layoffs, shifting to a plan with higher co-pays, deductibles and $150 per emergency room visit.
“With the $3 million in savings, we hired more police officers,” Gatsas said.
So why can’t the teachers do the same thing? It’s a great question.
