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Monday, October 21, 2013

Unions turn on Obamacare, but don't call them hypocrites

Michael Barone

It's not just Republicans who are unhappy with Obamacare. Labor union leaders have been complaining too.  In July, the presidents of the Teamsters, UFCWU and UNITE-HERE (combined membership: 2.9 million) wrote a letter to congressional Democrats saying that Obamacare will “destroy the very health and well-being of our members along with millions of other working Americans.”  “We have a problem,” they concluded. “You need to fix it.”
 
Forget for a moment that organized labor supported Obamacare. The union leaders have arguably legitimate complaints.  Obamacare does indeed create incentives for employers to reduce work week below 30 hours. It also discourages the high-benefit “Cadillac plans” that unions have negotiated — and that are one thing they can promise workers in organization drives…..To Read More….

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