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Article: Bloom against fire pact // Union's help on health care costs sought
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- June 14, 1988
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Ald. Lawrence S. Bloom (5th) Monday urged the City Council to
reject the proposed firefighters contract and instead seek greater
health care concessions.
Bloom, Budget Committee chairman, unveiled concessions he said
could save $20 million to $34 million a year and would help offset a
projected $100 million budget shortfall.
Under Bloom's plan, city employees would pay doubled or tripled
deductibles and $21 to $56 in monthly premiums for dental, eye and
general health care.
"One simple way we can reduce a big chunk of our budget gap is
to ask our employees' unions to pay a fair share," Bloom said. "We
must let our employees' unions know that they share a responsibility
with city ...