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glasssa251 t1_itsotr9 wrote

Reply to comment by keepseeing444 in Hello again r/jerseycity! I’m Alexander Hamilton! Running for Upcoming Board Of Ed Election As Part Of Change For Children team. LIVE AMA 6-8PM w my responses from pre-post by AlexanderHamiltonJC

Do said private companies offer employees the ability to opt out of their insurance plan? Because jersey city does not. I only pay for myself because my husband (who works for a private company) gets free Healthcare and I cannot opt out of mine to go on his. If I had a family of four on my plan, it would cost me $800 a month.

Also, while I have summers off, I don't get vacation days, which I'm sure many private sector employees have. I also don't get a paid maternity leave unless I pay for short term disability insurance.

If I come off as entitled, it's because I've been teaching for too long to put up with not being treated like a human being by the people I have to answer to.

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keepseeing444 t1_itsv7r4 wrote

That sounds like a question only your union benefit planners or reps can answer. I dont think the board has any control over that.

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