The leaders of three major U.S. unions, including the highly influential Teamsters, have sent a scathing letter to Democratic leaders in Congress, warning that unless changes are made, President Obama’s health care reform plan will “destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of the American middle class.”
If that’s not bad enough, the Affordable Care Act, if not modified, will “destroy the very health and wellbeing of our members along with millions of other hardworking Americans,” the letter says....
Lol....Obama' signature policy "suck-cess" killed the 40 hour work week. It's a bit ironic.
I wonder if the " modification" they're refering to is to exempt the Unions ?
Yep, how is that going to work out for
the middle class when all of their hours get cut?
Must be tough for some of my friends on the left to pick sides on this one. Who's right, folks? The unions? Or the Administration?
believing that these union leaders are speaking on behalf of the union workers is like thinking the congressional representatives are working on behalf of the people
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First, the law creates an incentive for employers to keep employees’ work hours below 30 hours a week. Numerous employers have begun to cut workers’ hours to avoid this obligation, and many of them are doing so openly. The impact is two-fold: fewer hours means less pay while also losing our current health benefits.
Second, millions of Americans are covered by non-profit health insurance plans like the ones in which most of our members participate. These non-profit plans are governed jointly by unions and companies under the Taft-Hartley Act. Our health plans have been built over decades by working men and women. Under the ACA as interpreted by the Administration, our employees will treated differently and not be eligible for subsidies afforded other citizens. As such, many employees will be relegated to second-class status and shut out of the help the law offers to for-profit insurance plans.
And finally, even though non-profit plans like ours won’t receive the same subsidies as for-profit plans, they’ll be taxed to pay for those subsidies. Taken together, these restrictions will make non-profit plans like ours unsustainable, and will undermine the health-care market of viable alternatives to the big health insurance companies.....
Union Letter: Obamacare Will ‘Destroy The Very Health and Wellbeing’ of Workers - Corporate Intelligence - WSJ
believing that these union leaders are speaking on behalf of the union workers is like thinking the congressional representatives are working on behalf of the people
Where's the link to the OP?
Nevermind, I see it underlined.
Yup, they better get that resolved, el pronto. My union has non-profit health insurance....it even has it's own hospital.
Must be tough for some of my friends on the left to pick sides on this one. Who's right, folks? The unions? Or the Administration?
Interesting excerpt from the letter:
...[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE]Since the ACA was enacted, we have been bringing our deep concerns to the Administration, seeking reasonable regulatory interpretations to the statute that would help prevent the destruction of non-profit health plans. As you both know first-hand, our persuasive arguments have been disregarded and met with a stone wall by the White House and the pertinent agencies. This is especially stinging because other stakeholders have repeatedly received successful interpretations for their respective grievances. Most disconcerting of course is last week’s huge accommodation for the employer community—extending the statutorily mandated “December 31, 2013” deadline for the employer mandate and penalties.
Time is running out: Congress wrote this law; we voted for you. We have a problem; you need to fix it. The unintended consequences of the ACA are severe. Perverse incentives are already creating nightmare scenarios....
All the other people who got you elected are getting their kickbacks! Not Fair!!!
Hope ya'll enjoy the fruits of your electoral decisions.
They really did expect Obamacare to screw everyone else, but be given special exemptions themselves... unbelievable. I wonder how many other constituencies received similar behind-the-closed-door assurances in return for their support?
Oh, so we like unions now, do we?
cpwill said:All the other people who got you elected are getting their kickbacks! Not Fair!!!
Hope ya'll enjoy the fruits of your electoral decisions.
They really did expect Obamacare to screw everyone else, but be given special exemptions themselves... unbelievable. I wonder how many other constituencies received similar behind-the-closed-door assurances in return for their support?
Strawman much? Or did you miss this piece:
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