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Supreme Court Decision on Health Care is Victory for the 99 Percent
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June 28, 2012
Here is CWA?s statement on the Supreme Court affirming the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
CWA: In a Big Victory for the 99 Percent, Supreme Court Affirms Affordable Care Act
Press Release
The U.S. Supreme Court decision today affirmed the constitutional right of Congress to establish a personal mandate for insurance, the key element of the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act was a significant undertaking. The Obama administration worked to bring together all the parties in our current system: consumers, insurers, providers, health care facilities, and employers. Congress held lengthy debates and difficult votes. The Affordable Care Act is an important first step toward true health care reform.
New Book Exposes the Worst of Employer Pension Schemes
News
March 8, 2012
"Retirement Heist" is a new book by Ellen Schultz, a former investigative reporter for the Wall Street Journal. She carefully describes how companies plunder and wring profits from the defined benefit pension plans of American workers. It's required reading for union leaders engaged in bargaining with the country's biggest corporations.
CWAers Deliver Valentine Message to Verizon, Verizon Wireless
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February 17, 2012
In District 2-13, CWAers leafleted more than 50 Verizon Wireless retail stores with the message: "We've given you so much, but now you're breaking our hearts. If you want to 'be ours,' focus more on good jobs and less on corporate greed."
Insurance Company Announces New Funds to Improve Primary Care
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February 13, 2012
One private insurer is tackling the national shortage of primary care doctors.