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CONNECTICUT: Branford’s switch to state’s Partnership Plan spurred complaint by union
July 10, 2024 // The labor board also noted that despite the union’s claim that Johnson did not have the authority to enter into the agreement, Johnson has previously entered MOAs with the BOE during the COVID pandemic without approval from other union officials. The union also never called Johnson to testify on their behalf for this complaint, leaving the labor board “somewhat perplexed.” While the labor board found Bonfiglio’s exclusion from certain email communications “concerning,” it was not enough to call into question Johnson’s ability to sign off on the change. As a result, the UPSEU must cease and desist its repudiation of the MOA, drop its grievance against the Branford BOE, and pay the town’s legal fees plus interest. The Connecticut Partnership Plan 2.0 allows municipalities to piggy-back on Connecticut’s state employee health plan. According to the latest available meeting minutes for the Health Care Cost Containment Committee, the Partnership Plan has 156 groups with 23,000 employees and 50,000 members with 11 new groups joining this fiscal year.