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Union Plus Helps IAM Welder Cut Health Care Costs
As a welder and 10-year member of IAM Local 1297, Melvin Reese knows a thing or two about working when the “heat is on,” but when illness kept him off the job, his stress level hit a boiling point. The costs of his wife’s monthly prescriptions were also adding up. Fortunately, Reese discovered the Union Plus Disability Grant and the Union Plus Prescription Discount Card to lessen the financial stress of illness.
Union Plus Helps IAM Welder Cut Health Care Costs
As a welder and 10-year member of IAM Local 1297, Melvin Reese knows a thing or two about working when the “heat is on,” but when illness kept him off the job, his stress level hit a boiling point. The costs of his wife’s monthly prescriptions were also adding up. Fortunately, Reese discovered the Union Plus Disability Grant and the Union Plus Prescription Discount Card to lessen the financial stress of illness.
Health Care Hypocrisy
Many lawmakers who campaigned ferociously against the Obama administration’s health care legislation are far less vocal when it comes to their own government-subsidized health insurance.Health Care Legislation for 9/11 Responders
October 1, 2010 - At US Congress, the New York City AFL-CIO, and pro-labor lawmakers rallied for the long-term federally subsidized health care benefits for Ground Zero first responders.U.S. Debuts Latino Health Care Site
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a Spanish version of the agency’s new site, healthcare.gov, designed to help people find answers and information on the health care bill passed six months ago.Cuidadodesalud.gov provides Latinos with the same information, including public and private health coverage options tailored to their needs.
A Step In The Right Direction
April 1, 2010 - The last few weeks have been a whirwind for healthcare. Although the bill that left capitol hill wasn't exactly what labor hoped, it's definitely a step in the right direction.Act Now to Preserve COBRA Subsidy
Efforts are under way in Congress to do away with the temporary extensions on legislation that allows laid-off workers to receive help with COBRA health care premiums. The Senate passed a bill to extend the 65 percent subsidy through the end of 2010. The measure is now under debate in the House.Senate Poised to Weigh ‘Fix-it’ Amendments
President Barack Obama signed the controversial $938 billion health care bill into law today, with opponents and advocates still arguing over what the legislation will or will not accomplish. The ceremonial signing follows a 219-212 vote earlier this week in the U.S. House of Representatives, where last-minute deals with moderate Democrats were enough to secure the 216 votes needed to pass the measure.Synopsis of the Health Care Bill (HR 4872)
Section by Section Analysis of HR 4872 (The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010) as prepared by the Committees on Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, and Education & LaborMachinists Poll Confirms Excise Tax Opposition
IAM members delivered a bipartisan thumping to both political parties as well as the White House in an online survey of workers’ attitudes. But there can be no mistaking their strong opposition to key provisions of health care reform.Health Care's Crime Scene
March 11, 2010 - Thousands gathered recently in DC with a very clear message to the insurance industry. Now is the time for health care reform!Health Care Excise Tax Hits Millions
An article in The Washington Post confirms what the IAM has been saying all along: the Senate-proposed “Cadillac Tax” on health care benefits will not only affect union workers, but non-union workers, as well.Opposition Intensifies to Health Care Excise Tax
Resistance from union households is causing headaches for lawmakers and labor leaders who agreed to support health care reform that included a 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurance plans.Talk Loud, Talk Proud
February 3, 2010 - It's the second most common cancer found in women and it's almost 100% preventable.Senate Democrats Get Wake Up Call
The outcome of the special election in Massachusetts is being touted as a victory for Tea Party activists, who grabbed the public’s attention with a non-stop smear campaign against the proposed health care legislation. But an article by Roger Bybee in In These Times magazine, argues that Democrats who buy that reasoning are missing the boat.Machinists Leaders Vote to Oppose Health Benefits Tax
January 12, 2010 - The IAM Executive Council voted unanimously to oppose any health care reform legislation that is funded by taxing the value of workers’ existing health care benefits.Machinists Leaders Vote to Oppose Health Benefits Tax
The IAM Executive Council voted unanimously to oppose any health care reform legislation that is funded by taxing the value of workers’ existing health care benefits.Machinists Leaders Vote to Oppose Health Benefits Tax
The IAM Executive Council voted unanimously to oppose any health care reform legislation that is funded by taxing the value of workers’ existing health care benefits.Tell Congress: No Taxes on Family Health Care Benefits
As the fight to shape a final health care bill moves through Congress, working families can help stop the effort to tax their health care benefits by joining millions of fellow workers in the AFL-CIO’s National Call-In Blitz to the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, January 13, 2010.Cadillac Flip Flop: Obama Was Against Health Plan Tax Before He Was For It
In a video that rings so true it hurts, Lee Stranahan–a former Obama supporter–gives us the aspiring president’s own speech.
Machinists Union Leaders Vote to Oppose Health Benefits Tax
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Washington,D.C., January 11, 2010– The Executive Council of the International Association of Machinists andAerospace Workers (IAM) has voted unanimously to oppose any health care reformlegislation that is funded by taxing the value of workers’ existing health carebenefits.
Obama Signs COBRA Subsidy Extension
An extension of the 65 percent COBRA subsidy was signed into law by President Obama on December 19, 2009. This extension extends the eligibility window for the subsidy until February 28, 2010, and also increases the subsidy period for laid-off workers to 15 months of coverage, up from the current nine months.Fighting the Good Fight Since 1949
The old saying, “The more things change, the more they stay the same” is sure to come to mind upon reading this letter to all locals and districts from former IAM International President Al Hayes.False Claims Abound in Senate Health Care Debate
A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released Monday disproves insurance industry claims that the Senate health reform bill would add thousands of dollars to the average family's insurance bill. The CBO found the legislation would lower out-of-pocket expenses for most people buying insurance.Senate Votes to Move Health Care Debate Forward
Senate lawmakers voted 60-39 over the weekend to invoke cloture and move directly to debate on health care reform. Deliberations on the bill are expected to begin Monday, November 30th.
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