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Health care reform bill includes billions for union fund (michiganmessenger.com) TMC

The Detroit Free Press reports that the health care reform bills being debated in the nation’s capitol include a provision that would supply up to $10 billion to shore up the UAW’s Voluntary... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Teabaggers Scapegoat SEIU for MO Townhall Scuffle (inthesetimes.com) TMC

Across the country, well-funded right wing activists are turning town hall meetings into battlegrounds in an attempt to derail the Obama administration’s health care reform agenda. Small groups... More

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Submitted 7 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |

That's Not Very Nice, Pt.3 (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

Apparent Teabag voice mail to SEIU headquarters tells union folks to "calm down [and] act like American citizens" or "come up against the Second Amendment."

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Submitted 7 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

Labor and the health insurance tax exclusion (www.prospect.org) TMC

In case you've been wondering what this debate over health insurance tax exclusions is actually about, or why unions are pushing health care reformers not to lessen or remove them, this article is for... More

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Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Not Exactly Matewan (www.talkingpointsmemo.com) TMC

Some sort of brouhaha at a health care roundtable organized by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) at a hospital in Omaha this morning. SEIU claims Johanns' staff called the police on the union even though the... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

AFL-CIO Stands With Coalition for Healthcare (blog.thehill.com)

By John Sweeney Will 2009 be the year our nation finally gets the health reforms we need and deserve? The odds are looking better. In a strong sign of his commitment to reform, President Obama... More

Tags: union,healthcare,the hill

Submitted 11 months ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |

Dissident Health Care Union Faces Down SEIU (www.inthesetimes.com) TMC

By David Moberg. On Jan. 27, after a long, fierce battle over union strategy and organizational democracy between the national leaders of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and one of... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |

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