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Unions protest hike in cost of health benefits
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Rally at State House over potential increase of more than 20%
A battle is brewing over proposed increases in health care premiums for public workers. A coalition of over a dozen unions brought close to 1,000 demonstrators to the State House Tuesday, representing hundreds of thousands of public workers, including over 100,000 teachers. A state health board is scheduled to vote Wednesday on rate increases of more than 20% for many of them.
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Unions protest hike in cost of health benefits
Clip: 9/13/2022 | 4m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
A battle is brewing over proposed increases in health care premiums for public workers. A coalition of over a dozen unions brought close to 1,000 demonstrators to the State House Tuesday, representing hundreds of thousands of public workers, including over 100,000 teachers. A state health board is scheduled to vote Wednesday on rate increases of more than 20% for many of them.
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