http://www.cwa-union.org The latest CWA Union News. {weblog_language} Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"} {gmt_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/high_deductible_plans_force_families_to_delay_care/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/high_deductible_plans_force_families_to_delay_care/ A new study finds that adults and children are having to forgo or skip care in families covered by high deductible health care plans. Health Care 2012-02-06T15:00:51+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/single_payer_fails_by_two_votes_in_california_senate/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/single_payer_fails_by_two_votes_in_california_senate/ Progressives in California continue the push for a better health care system. Health Care 2012-02-02T17:01:57+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/top_10_reasons_to_take_action/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/top_10_reasons_to_take_action/ 10) To show our children we really can change the world, or at least our part of it. 9) To remind corporations and elected officials that ordinary people do make a difference. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Human Rights, International Solidarity, Legislative Issues, Secure, Sustainable Jobs, Retired Members Council, Health Care, Legislation and Politics, Telecommunications 2011-10-01T19:17:21+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/town_hall_crowds_social_security_medicare_cuts_unacceptable/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/town_hall_crowds_social_security_medicare_cuts_unacceptable/ Faced with tough questions from CWA members and other angry voters at town hall meetings and protests over the last month, some Republican lawmakers have been defiant. But there's evidence that others are listening, especially on the critical issues of protecting Medicare and Social Security. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Democracy, Health Care, Legislation and Politics 2011-09-01T13:26:51+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_activist_call_focuses_on_august_accountability_actions_medicare/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_activist_call_focuses_on_august_accountability_actions_medicare/ On August 4, thousands of CWA activists joined another "virtual union meeting" and talked about actions planned in the home districts of members of Congress in August and September. Bargaining/Companies, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Democracy, International Solidarity, Health Care, Legislation and Politics 2011-08-04T14:11:05+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_virtual_town_hall_with_pelosi_to_kick_off_action-filled_august/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/cwa_virtual_town_hall_with_pelosi_to_kick_off_action-filled_august/ Kicking off an action-packed month in the battles to protect workers and retirees, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will join CWA by phone for a virtual town hall meeting next Thursday, Aug. 4. Holding Elected Officials Accountable, Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Democracy, International Solidarity, Legislative Issues, Secure, Sustainable Jobs, Retired Members Council, Health Care, Legislation and Politics 2011-07-28T13:26:10+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/ny_retirees_protest_congresswomans_medicare_social_security_votes/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/ny_retirees_protest_congresswomans_medicare_social_security_votes/ Several CWA retirees got a jump start on August Accountability Month, joining a coalition of activists last week at the office of a New York congresswoman who voted for the Paul Ryan budget and its attacks on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Democracy, Human Rights, Retired Members Council, Health Care, Legislation and Politics, Retirement Security 2011-07-28T13:13:38+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/man_robs_bank_to_get_health_care/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/man_robs_bank_to_get_health_care/ In North Carolina, a man robs $1 from a local bank to get health care in prison. Legislative Issues, Health Care 2011-06-27T15:00:01+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/n.j._assembly_strips_public_employees_of_health_care_bargaining_rights/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/n.j._assembly_strips_public_employees_of_health_care_bargaining_rights/ In a devastating blow to a half-million public workers in New Jersey, including 65,000 CWA members, the state Assembly on Thursday stripped them of their right to collectively bargain health care benefits and voted for steep increases in what workers pay for health care and pensions, while CWA is in contract negotiations with a June 30 expiration. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Human Rights, Legislative Issues, Health Care, Legislation and Politics 2011-06-24T17:26:08+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/selling_insurance_across_state_lines_is_bad_for_consumers/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/selling_insurance_across_state_lines_is_bad_for_consumers/ Conservatives believe that allowing insurance companies to sell policies across state lines will increase consumer choice and lower costs. In reality, it would allow insurance companies to avoid consumer protection laws and lower health care quality for everyone. Legislative Issues, Health Care 2011-06-24T15:00:54+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/british_fear_u.s.-style_health_care_system/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/british_fear_u.s.-style_health_care_system/ While many in the U.S. express concern about “socialized medicine” one of the few countries on the planet with an actual socialized medical system is more afraid of becoming like us. Legislative Issues, Health Care 2011-06-23T15:00:06+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/life_expectancy_varies_greatly_throughout_the_u.s/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/life_expectancy_varies_greatly_throughout_the_u.s/ According to a new study, life expectancies in large swaths of the country have stagnated or declined and the U.S. as a whole is falling behind other industrialized nations. Legislative Issues, Health Care 2011-06-22T16:30:49+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/associated_press_answers_questions_on_health_care_reform_waivers/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/associated_press_answers_questions_on_health_care_reform_waivers/ Temporary waivers from health care reform regulations issued to company and union insurance plans have become a controversial subject in Washington. Legislative Issues, Health Care 2011-06-15T15:00:26+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/diabetes_prevention_and_management_a_promising_way_to_improve_lives_and_low/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/diabetes_prevention_and_management_a_promising_way_to_improve_lives_and_low/ Fighting diabetes through prevention or management can improve lives while lowering health care costs. Legislative Issues, Health Care 2011-06-14T15:00:24+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/obama_administration_provides_40_million_for_chronic_disease_prevention/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/obama_administration_provides_40_million_for_chronic_disease_prevention/ A new chronic disease prevention initiative was announced Tuesday targeting the nation’s most common and costly health problems: heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis. Legislative Issues, Health Care 2011-06-13T15:00:36+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/insurance_company_promises_to_refund_excessive_profits_to_customers/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/insurance_company_promises_to_refund_excessive_profits_to_customers/ Blue Shield of California is promising to pay back its customers any excessive profits. Will any other insurance companies follow their lead? Legislative Issues, Health Care 2011-06-10T15:00:51+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/gop_medicare_scheme_backfires_as_ny_dem_wins_race_for_congress/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/gop_medicare_scheme_backfires_as_ny_dem_wins_race_for_congress/ The Republican agenda to kill Medicare, trample workers' rights and cut millionaires' taxes at the expense of everyone else took a well-earned beating in upstate New York on Tuesday, as a Democrat comfortably won the special election for a U.S. House seat the GOP has held for generations. Collective Bargaining Rights and Organizing, Democracy, Retired Members Council, Health Care, Legislation and Politics, Retirement Security 2011-05-26T13:49:34+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/health_care_costs_more_than_doubled_in_less_than_a_decade/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/health_care_costs_more_than_doubled_in_less_than_a_decade/ A recent report by the consulting firm Milliman has found projected health care costs for a family of four to be over $19,000, a new record high. Health Care 2011-05-24T19:00:14+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/consumers_put_off_needed_care_while_health_insurance_companies_make_record_/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/consumers_put_off_needed_care_while_health_insurance_companies_make_record_/ Even during the worst economic downturn in a generation, health Insurance companies are enjoying a third straight year of record profits. Health Care 2011-05-24T15:00:37+00:00 http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mitt_romneys_troubles_show_republican_party_is_out_of_ideas_on_health_care/ http://www.cwa-union.org/news/entry/mitt_romneys_troubles_show_republican_party_is_out_of_ideas_on_health_care/ Most governors would be proud of passing legislation that provided affordable health insurance for millions of their state’s residents, but Mitt Romney has come under fire from Republicans for passing a bill that became the basis for President Obama's health care reform. Legislative Issues, Health Care 2011-05-23T20:00:25+00:00