Union leaders backed Obamacare --- and undermined their members' insurance

By SEAN HIGGINS | SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

For nearly an hour last week, the AFL-CIO’s 2013 convention in Los Angeles could have been mistaken for a Tea Party rally. One union leader after another took to the floorto bemoan the impactthat the Affordable Care Act – aka Obamacare – would have on their members’health care plans and to demand that President Obama fix this. Many unions provide health insurance to members through multi-employer plans. Under Obamacare, those plans’ costs will rise, causing many employers to limit coverage and raise premiums – or pull out altogether.....To Read More...