Jessie Walker from IBEW Local 357 in Las Vegas talks about the health care crisis facing IBEW members in Nevada and how important it is for Sen. Harry Reid to support a strong public option and to oppose a tax on union benefits.
Excellent points, especially regarding the tax on union health plans. Those H&W caps were raised at the direct cost of much of the employees' cost of living increases for the last several years. Thanks to skyrocketing premiums, wages have been virtually flat for people I know. Let's recoup that revenue from the insurance companies who have already charged it to the working taxpayers via premium increases.
Absolutely. Terrific video. Terrific issue. The same people who didn't want Medicare now think the Obama plan is the end of the human species. Hell, the Obama plan is a pale shadow of what a robust health plan would be, but it beats the present system.
Excellent points, especially regarding the tax on union health plans. Those H&W caps were raised at the direct cost of much of the employees' cost of living increases for the last several years. Thanks to skyrocketing premiums, wages have been virtually flat for people I know. Let's recoup that revenue from the insurance companies who have already charged it to the working taxpayers via premium increases.
soyinkafan 1 year ago
Absolutely. Terrific video. Terrific issue. The same people who didn't want Medicare now think the Obama plan is the end of the human species. Hell, the Obama plan is a pale shadow of what a robust health plan would be, but it beats the present system.
mmhirsch 1 year ago
Great video...spot on! I'm glad unions are fighting for working people like me! We'd be much worse off without them.
thatonetallguy2 1 year ago
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True dat. Stay mobilized even though the bill is passed! Someday we WILL get the public option!
wedontneedaclipnow 1 year ago
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Terrific
barbarawhitestack 1 year ago
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Terrific piece of work.
barbarawhitestack 1 year ago
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Great job.
phpimen 1 year ago
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It's engaged citizens like this that helped win health care for every American! Thank you!
vandev10 1 year ago
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Keep encouraging members to get active around health care and other issues affecting all workers.
-Richard /UR
UnionReview 1 year ago
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The union movement helped reduce the health care excise tax by 85 percent from what had been proposed--this move helps ALL middle-class Americans.
TulaConnell 1 year ago