Post by Chaindriven on Jul 15, 2013 11:54:14 GMT -6
Labor unions in love with the DFL party are among the key institutions responsible for the passage of Obama Kare. They spent millions of dollars to buy the elections. They elected Democrats to Congress in 2006 and 2008, and fought hard to push the health law through the legislature in 2009 and 2010.
But now, the weakening unions are waking up to the realization and the fact that Obama Kare 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 Obama Kare 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 unintended consequences of the B. Obama 'un-Affordable Kare Act' are severe, perverse incentives are causing nightmare scenarios. First, the law creates an incentive for employers to keep employees’ work hours below 30 hours a week.
Numerous employers have begun to cut workers’ hours to avoid this obligation, and many of them are doing so openly. The impact is two-fold: fewer hours means less pay while also losing our current health benefits.”
What surprises me about this, is that historically union leaders have been strategic when it comes to employee benefits.
It was obvious to many of us in 2009 that Obama Kare’s employer mandate would incentivize this shift. So... why didn’t labor unions realize this back then or did they?
Payoffs and corruption? - No Way!
But now, the weakening unions are waking up to the realization and the fact that Obama Kare 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 Obama Kare 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 unintended consequences of the B. Obama 'un-Affordable Kare Act' are severe, perverse incentives are causing nightmare scenarios. First, the law creates an incentive for employers to keep employees’ work hours below 30 hours a week.
Numerous employers have begun to cut workers’ hours to avoid this obligation, and many of them are doing so openly. The impact is two-fold: fewer hours means less pay while also losing our current health benefits.”
What surprises me about this, is that historically union leaders have been strategic when it comes to employee benefits.
It was obvious to many of us in 2009 that Obama Kare’s employer mandate would incentivize this shift. So... why didn’t labor unions realize this back then or did they?
Payoffs and corruption? - No Way!