Why are these labor unions opposing Medicare for All?
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Unions against the New York Health Act have joined a new initiative called “Realities of Single Payer”
By Natalie Shure – December 24 2018
For seven years, healthcare activists in New York have been pushing the New York Health Act, a single-payer bill that would provide statewide universal health coverage. Hopes for the bill’s chances were buoyed this year, as a new class of Democrats won election to the state legislature. But now the plan’s path forward could be called into question, thanks to opposition from labor unions in the state.
A recent Politico story reports that several New York City municipal unions, part of an umbrella group called the New York City Municipal Labor Committee, have serious qualms about the bill. Together, city unions represent some 380,000 public employees. Meanwhile, a number of more conservative unions — including the The New York State Building & Construction Trades Council and the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York — are outright opposing the proposal. These unions have joined a new initiative called “Realities of Single Payer” — backed by a coalition of healthcare industry and business groups — that seeks to kill the legislation….
Read more:
https://www.salon.com/2018/12/24/why-are-these-labor-unions-opposing-medicare-for-all_partner/
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December 26, 2018 at 8:59 AM #5089
The union rank and file would overwhelmingly favor Medicare for All. Whatever corporations want, they get. Or so it seems.
Unions are famous for working against their own best interests.
I would like to remind you that U.S. health insurance companies do not contribute anything to health care. They are only a PARASITIC middle man receiving an undeserved cut of "FREE MONEY".
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December 26, 2018 at 9:00 AM #5090
the rest of the list is “chamber of commerce” for various Ny regions and insurance companies
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December 26, 2018 at 9:33 AM #5102
At least, of a strong Union. They may feel it is better to screw nonmembers in the hope that it keeps their own members in line.
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December 26, 2018 at 9:32 AM #5101
Actually, that is not a question. Kickbacks, stocks, all is corrupted now, seems to me.
America is not a country, it's just a business. (Brad Pitt, Killing Them Softly)
Everything I post is just my opinion, and, honestly, I would love to be wrong.
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December 26, 2018 at 10:22 AM #5108
..members. If that flow of revenue is stopped, might that be a problem? Don’t know..just wondering.
Crawling through reality.
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December 26, 2018 at 10:37 AM #5113
I honestly don’t know anything about it.
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December 26, 2018 at 11:45 AM #5140
It would cover vision, dental, mental health, reproductive health, and prescriptions.
Here is a link to the campaign for the Act with a quick video overview:
I tried to post more links but it wouldn’t post with them included….
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December 26, 2018 at 11:05 AM #5127
Wages were frozen for WW2 and not unfrozen for a while after. Rather than fight the government unions accepted management’s offer to provide health insurance for union members instead. When health insurance was cheap this was a way for unions to look good without having to do their job, but it tied health care to employment, with the obvious result.
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December 26, 2018 at 11:48 AM #5143
Comments on the Rand viability study article by the Physicians for a National Health Program:
http://pnhp.org/news/rand-analysis-of-the-new-york-health-act-a-single-payer-proposal/
(Sorry. was meant to reply to the person above.)
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