Insurance Bargaining concluded on Thursday, June 1. A tentative agreement was reached between the union coalition and the State of Minnesota to provide healthcare for all state employees for the next two years. Unlike previous bargaining cycles where the employer came to the bargaining table with take-away, regressive proposals and we fought to maintain coverage, this year features discussions that actively improve the healthcare experience. Some of the notable features of this year’s agreement include: 6% and 2.7% premium increases for the respective years of the agreement; $0 ... Read More >>
Insurance updates
Insurance Bargaining
We are currently within the cycle of bargaining the health insurance plan for all state employees. Because everyone participates in the same plan, bargaining is done as a coalition with all of the other state unions. We are pushing a package that makes the insurance more valuable to our members and their families. While it’s too soon to know exactly where we will land (your humble author is writing this in a break at the bargaining session), Union proposals are moving forward to enhance benefits and solve challenges to gaps and barriers to proper coverage. More to come! ... Read More >>
SEGIP Bargaining Update
As a state employee your health insurance is the product of collective bargaining just as the MGEC contract is. But the process in which it’s bargained is quite a bit different. Because the State Employee Group Insurance Plan (SEGIP) is a benefit that is the same for all state employees, it is bargained in a coalition with all of the state’s unions. That coalition has recently started meeting to determine what the proposals will be for the first round of bargaining with the state, which begins on April 25th. MGEC put out the call for ideas from our members a few weeks back. We heard ... Read More >>
Dental & Health Insurance
Do you have ideas or issues with dental and health insurance that we can bring to Coalition Insurance Bargaining in March? If so email us at mgec@mgec.org. ... Read More >>
Open Enrollment 2019
Insurance Open Enrollment-October 31-November 20th, 2019 https://mn.gov/mmb/segip/open-enrollment/ If you want to change your insurance plan administrator, you must do so during Open Enrollment. If you also want to change your Primary Care Clinic (PCC), you can do that at the same time using Employee Self-Service. Go to Employee Self Service Dental Coverage: Dental benefits are now open for 2020 and 2021. They are not expected to be open for election next year so get them while you can. Enrolling Dependents: Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to enroll eligible ... Read More >>
Resources to Help Reduce Daily Stress
A healthy level of stress can increase focus to complete tasks, and yet, frequent and intense stress can negatively impact health. Here are some resources that can help reduce stress and improve mind body connection. LifeMatters Employee Assistance Program Understanding the Stress/Health Connection on the LifeMatters website (password: stmn1). Professionals are available to assist you with concerns about work, family, and wellbeing 24/7 when you call 800-657-3719 SEGIP’s State of Wellbeing initiative, powered by Virgin Pulse Online mind-body programs such as the basics of ... Read More >>