Category Archives: Benefits

Now Unions are Threatening to Pull Support From a Senate Health Bill that Taxes Employers’ Benefits

Showdown with White House imminent. What happened to pulling support from a bill with no public option?  It looks like we are dancing the ol' two step between progressives and labor and centrist/corporate Democrats…this is getting boring. –Suzanne 
Comments Off | By Suzanne | January 9th, 2010

AFL-CIO REACTS TO LATEST DEMOCRATIC COMPROMISES ON HEALTH CARE BILL

Here's the article.  The AFL-CIO IS THREATENING NOT TO SUPPORT A BILL WITHOUT A PUBLIC OPTION. –Suzanne
Comments Off | By Suzanne | December 18th, 2009

Article 28.4 (b): Tuition Remission

A benefit enshrined in the Collective Bargaining Unit involves a full-time or adjunct faculty member's ability to follow any course of study at Pratt Institute and to receive full or partial reimbursement depending upon the faculty member's status (full time or adjunct).  Article 28.4 (b) of the UFCT 1460 Collective Bargaining Agreement states the following: [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | November 13th, 2009

Health Care Bill Narrowly Passes in House

Good news or bad?  Democrats and progressives are all over the map.  Here is a range of articles addressing the issue: 1.  New York Times Op-Ed November 12, 2009: Trading Women's Rights for Political Power 2.  Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed, New York Times, November 12, 2009: A Defining Choice 3.  Ralph Nader, Commondreams.org, November 11, 2009: [...]
Comments Off | By Suzanne | November 12th, 2009

Sanders to Push Single Payer in Senate

Bernie Sanders of Vermont will bring a single payer bill to the floor of the Senate this year.
Comments Off | By Suzanne | October 31st, 2009