Health Insurance for Vermilion Parish Teachers

This link is worrying--it's about the financial distress that the Vermilion Parish School Board is in because of high health insurance claims. That means that every employee of the VPSB is in danger of losing health insurance or getting much more expensive health insurance due to the financial problems that exist. 

It is easy to connect the dots here--the teacher's union contract is massive. I'm sure there are plenty of other reasons why the VPSB is in dire financial straits, but the teacher's union contract is definitely contributing. It includes all sorts of perks for union officers and officials. If the teacher's union contract in Vermilion Parish were to be looked at critically, I'm sure there are reasonable cuts that could be made in order to ensure the VPSB has the money to pay health insurance. 

If health insurance costs rise, is anyone under the impression that the union is going to lower their dues to compensate for the expense? To make it easier on their teachers? I sincerely doubt it.