Low level versus High level people and their health insurance . The contracts contain increases based on salary/wages e.g. 2% Then there are the summer hours and so many holidays- everyone on the same level there. Then there is the sharing of the cost of health insurance. This is normally a percentage against the actual cost of health insurance e.g. 15%. The problem has been that the $30-40,000 person is unjustly hurt with the raise as a percent and the health contribution which is a fixed amount e.g. 15% against the same number of $6,000 single or $12,000 married insurance cost. 2% of $70,000 is $1,400 and 2% of $35,000 is $700. You do the math and the vote not to settle came from the workers who need second job to get by.