Our View
From the Conference
Labor Union Angst Overflows
Sep 13 2013
Unions bail on ObamaCare:
- Forbes: Labor Leader: Obamacare ‘Needs To Be Repealed’ If Union Demands Aren’t Met
- CBS News: AFL-CIO: Obamacare implementation “highly disruptive”
- AP: AFL-CIO Steps up Criticism of Health Care Law
- Politico: AFL-CIO demands changes to Obamacare
- The Hill: AFL-CIO nearing formal criticism of ObamaCare
- Watchdog.org: State-level labor unions line up behind AFL-CIO to oppose parts of Obamacare
- New York Times: Unions’ Misgivings on Health Law Burst Into View
- The Hill: Labor unions ready to go on record as calling for changes to ObamaCare
- Washington Times Editorial: Labor’s bitter regret
- Wall Street Journal: Unfinished Business: Unions Press for Obamacare Changes
- Bloomberg: Call to Change Obama’s Health Law Opens Rift With Labor
- Washington Free Beacon: President of LIUNA Union: If Obamacare Cannot Be Fixed, It Needs to Be Repealed
Higher premiums ahead:
- AP: Middle class family braces for higher premiums
- KOKH: Obamacare causes Oklahoma insurance rates to skyrocket
- KOB: Uncertainty remains regarding healthcare cost
- AP: GOP warns Americans of health care ‘sticker shock’
- AP: Health Costs Likely Rising For Many Self-Employed
- AP: Costs worry woman, 26, who wants health insurance
- CBS DC: Cancer Patient’s Bill Soars As ‘Obamacare’ Pre-Existing Condition Program Falters
- Los Angeles Times: Consumers could be surprised at tax time due to federal health law
ObamaCare’s high costs are costing jobs:
- Fox Business: With Eye on ObamaCare, Companies Move to Cut Workers’ Hours
- Huffington Post: Trader Joe’s To Drop Health Coverage For Part-Time Workers Under Obamacare
- IBD: ObamaCare Costs Will Explode; Trader Joe’s Shows Why
- Daily Caller: SeaWorld cutting part-time workers hours, will avoid Obamacare requirements
- Weekly Standard: Obamacare Medical Device Tax Causes One Company to Lay Off Over 1,000 People
- National Review Online: Indiana University Lays Off 50 Workers Because Of Obamacare
- Wall Street Journal: Time Warner Joins IBM in Health Shift for Retirees
- National Review Online: Op-Ed: Stiffing the Wait Staff
- Fox Business: Small-Business Optimism Flatlines in August
These headlines speak for themselves …
- NBC News: Even doctors are clueless on Obamacare, poll finds
- Politico: Poll: Obamacare opposition climbs
- Reuters: Obamacare exchanges seen headed for ‘rocky’ enrollment start: expert
- CNN Money: Big insurers ditch Obamacare exchanges
- Washington Post: Using Obamacare as bait, scam artists target consumers and business owners
- Wall Street Journal: Stopping ObamaCare Fraud
- AP: Groups race to hire, train ‘Obamacare’ guides
For additional information, visit ObamaCare: Three Years of Broken Promises.