Mar 11, 2010
‘Health Care Can't Wait’
Thousands of union members and health care activists rallied outside a DC hotel to put the health insurance industry execs meeting inside on notice: "we'll do whatever it takes to get real health care reform."
Feb 18, 2010
UC Berkeley: Health Care Excise Tax Mainly Would Hit Non-Union Workers
A new study by the University of California's Berkeley Labor Center shows that non-union members would be equally hit by a health care excise tax.
Jan 15, 2010
CWA: Health Care Reform That Works for Everyone
A statement by CWA President Larry Cohen on improvements made to the health care reform bill.
Jan 14, 2010
CWA Leads Fight for Fair Health Care Reform
CWA President Larry Cohen and other union presidents have been in marathon discussions at the White House this week to find a fair way to finance health care reform. Cohen and leaders from about 10 unions plus the AFL-CIO and Change to Win met with President Obama and White House staff several times this week, with sessions lasting for many hours and past midnight.
Jan 7, 2010
Don’t Tax Our Health Care!
Leading economists and 190 Members of Congress agree: the proposed tax on health care benefits is bad public policy that will hurt millions of middle-income and working Americans. Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and economists Lawrence Mishel and Josh Bivens of the Economic Policy Institute debunked the myths that supporters have been spreading about the excise tax during a media teleconference Jan. 6.
Jan 5, 2010
Labor Chief Moves on Job Safety, Workers’ Rights
Soon after she became the nation's labor secretary, Hilda Solis warned corporate America there was "a new sheriff in town." Less than a year into her tenure, her aggressive moves to boost enforcement and crack down on employers for workplace safety violations have some employers scrambling.
Dec 16, 2009
CWA, IBEW, AT&T and Verizon Team up to Oppose Tax on Health Care Plans
In a unique partnership between business and labor, the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), AT&T and Verizon have joined forces in opposition to the excise tax in the Senate version of the health care reform bill and of the provision that affects the Medicare Part D subsidy for prescription drug coverage.
Oct 21, 2009
CWA Excise Tax Study Finds that Health Care Plans Still Will Be Affected
Despite attempts by the Senate Finance Committee to mitigate the harmful effects of the so-called "Cadillac" tax, or excise tax, on health care plans, the final bill recently approved by the committee would still slam one-third of health care plans, according to new congressional data analyzed by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). Moreover, there would be a $7,600 average tax increase between 2013 and 2019 on taxpayers affected by the tax. Middle income taxpayers making $50,000 to $75,000 affected by the tax would see their taxes increase 1.4 percent while millionaires affected would see their tax increase just 0.1 percent, showing the regressive nature of the tax.
Feb 16, 2007
OSH Bulletin - February 2007 CWA Occupational Safety and Health Conference, March 23-35, 2007
The Union's Occupational Safety and Health Conference will be held March 23-25, 2007 at the Holiday Inn on the Hill in Washington, D.C. The conference will focus upon issues such as the CWA's Steward's Army: the role of OSH activists, electrical hazards within the telecommunications industry, and using the collective bargaining process to improve working conditions and help build and strengthen the Union.
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