The unions are FINALLY seeing the light. I can't stand unions, but at least they're wising up to the train wreck known as Obamacare.
The Conservative News & Opinion Magazine. Surprise, surprise, a conservative news and opinon magazine thinks unions are against Obamacare. Any reputable sources Jackie?
Do Hoffa's, Hansen's, or Taylor's words mean anything different on a conservative site versus a liberal blog? Actually, they probably do because the liberals would change their wording.
http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/26/irs-employees-union-please-dont-make-us-enroll-in-obamacare The IRS knows it smells too. The Obamacare Act is Gosnells socialist utopian way of getting to single payer and end freedom. He lacks the courage to admit it.
LOTS of sources. Do an Internet search, you'll find many. Here's one from the Huffington Post. I wouldn't necessarily call the Huffington Post "reputable", but YOU are more likely to believe them than anyone else. So here you go: WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters. But some unions leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the new law — problems that they say could jeopardize the health benefits offered to millions of their members. The issue could create a political headache next year for Democrats facing re-election if disgruntled union members believe the Obama administration and Congress aren't working to fix the problem. "It makes an untruth out of what the president said, that if you like your insurance, you could keep it," said Joe Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. "That is not going to be true for millions of workers now." The problem lies in the unique multiemployer health plans that cover unionized workers in retail, construction, transportation and other industries with seasonal or temporary employment. Known as Taft-Hartley plans, they are jointly administered by unions and smaller employers that pool resources to offer more than 20 million workers and family members continuous coverage, even during times of unemployment. The union plans were already more costly to run than traditional single-employer health plans. The Affordable Care Act has added to that cost — for the unions' and other plans — by requiring health plans to cover dependents up to age 26, eliminate annual or lifetime coverage limits and extend coverage to people with pre-existing conditions. "We're concerned that employers will be increasingly tempted to drop coverage through our plans and let our members fend for themselves on the health exchanges," said David Treanor, director of health care initiatives at the Operating Engineers union. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...may-jeopardize-health-benefits_n_3330074.html
Here's another one from Forbes: Labor unions are among the key institutions responsible for the passage of Obamacare. They spent tons of money electing Democrats to Congress in 2006 and 2008, and fought hard to push the health law through the legislature in 2009 and 2010. But now, unions are waking up to the fact that Obamacare is heavily disruptive to the health benefits of their members. Last Thursday, representatives of three of the nation’s largest unions fired off a letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, warning that Obamacare would “shatter not only our hard-earned health benefits, but destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of the American middle class.” The letter was penned by James P. Hoffa, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Joseph Hansen, international president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union; and Donald “D.” Taylor, president of UNITE-HERE, a union representing hotel, airport, food service, gaming, and textile workers. “When you and the President sought our support for the Affordable Care Act,” they begin, “you pledged that if we liked the health plans we have now, we could keep them. Sadly, that promise is under threat…We have been strong supporters of the notion that all Americans should have access to quality, affordable health care. We have also been strong supporters of you. In campaign after campaign we have put boots on the ground, gone door-to-door to get out the vote, run phone banks and raised money to secure this vision. Now this vision has come back to haunt us.” http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapot...ir-health-benefits-cause-nightmare-scenarios/
Here's one from the National Review: View attachment 1918 http://www.nationalreview.com/article/354686/irs-employees-just-say-no-obamacare-deroy-murdock
The Washington Times: View attachment 1919 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/12/electrical-workers-union-jumps-aboard-anti-obamaca/
The Hill: View attachment 1920 http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/300881-labor-unions-break-ranks-on-health-law
The New York Times: View attachment 1921 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/n...lic-employees-unions.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
LiberalForum.org: View attachment 1922 http://liberalforum.org/liberalforum/index.php?/topic/147378-unions-against-obamacare/
Independent Journal Review: Employers across the country, from fast-food franchises to colleges, told NBC News they will cut workers’ hours to below 30 a week because they can’t afford to offer ObamaCare mandated health insurance. Three years after ObamaCare became the law of the land, one of its most-feared unintended consequences is becoming a reality. As a result of the employer mandate, employers – including labor unions – are making plans to cut their employees’ hours to avoid being forced to provide health insurance, or pay steep fines for failing to do so. While many opponents of Barack Obama’s “landmark” bill have warned about the probability, this report from NBC News must have come as a shock to many of its regular viewers. “To tell somebody that you’ve got to decrease their hours because of a law passed in Washington is very frustrating to me,” said Loren Goodridge, who owns 21 Subway franchises. “I know the impact I’m having on some of my employees.” Goodridge said he’s cutting the hours of 50 workers to no more than 29 a week so he won’t trigger the provision in the new health care law that requires employers to offer coverage to employees who work 30 hours or more per week. The provision takes effect in 16 months. The White House dismisses such examples as “anecdotal.” Jason Furman, chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisors, said, “We are seeing no systematic evidence that the Affordable Care Act is having an adverse impact on job growth or the number of hours employees are working. Since the ACA became law, nearly 90% of the gain in employment has been in full-time positions.”But the president of an influential union that supports ObamaCare said the White House is wrong. “It IS happening,” insisted Joseph Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which has 1.2 million members. “Wait a year. You’ll see tremendous impact as workers have their hours reduced and their incomes reduced. The facts are already starting to show up. Their statistics, I think, are a little behind the time.” In a letter to Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, Hansen joined other labor chieftains in warning that the ACA as presently written could “destroy the foundation of the 40-hour work week that is the backbone of the middle class.”At St. Petersburg College, a public university in Florida where most of the faculty is part-time, NBC reports that 250 employees have had their hours reduced for the fall term because the college said it can’t afford to offer them health insurance. http://www.ijreview.com/2013/08/732...lleges-cutting-employee-hours-over-obamacare/
MSNBC (as I said before they're "not reputable", but at least you will believe them): View attachment 1923 http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/05/why-unions-are-turning-on-obamacare/
So, what's the deal Racist Joe? Do you just not read the news? Unions have been coming down hard on Obamacare for some time now. Or do you have your hands over your ears, eyes and mouth again? View attachment 1924
