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We have listed here the names of the legislative leaders that represent our members on the Federal and State levels. Information for contacting these representatives is available on their individual web sites. For your convenience, we’ve linked to each representative’s home page. If you need assistance in determining who your representatives are, please feel free to contact us. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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Rich Iott's Dream Doesn't Work For Us Read
It's not that we have too much, it's that everyone else has too little
As a union member, you will likely face the current media attacks on
so-called "Cadillac" or "gold-plated" union health care plans.
The better,
collectively-bargained health care benefits are really another reason
why union membership is good for workers.
In most cases these union workers have traded better pay in exchange for
better health care.
The aim of health care reform
should be to raise the quality of care for everyone.
It's not that union workers have too
much, it's that others don't have enough coverage.
Union workers lead the way in making good coverage the standard. Indeed,
it was unions that pioneered the first employer-paid health care plans
that have become the norm for workers union and non-union.
It's
these union-contract health plans that are most likely to be taxed under
the Senate Finance Committees proposed excise tax. The tax will
likely mean that older, sicker workers will have to look elsewhere for
insurance. Taking away their benefits won't make anyone healthier. It
will just make those workers poorer.
The reality about the
proposed excise tax on health care benefits is that it would mean a tax
increase for most union members.
Communication Workers of America (CWA) points this out in their excellent report on
the proposed tax.
Contact your members of Congress
and ask them to vote for a health care reform bill WITHOUT the excise
tax.
And don't just go along
with the false narrative about "Cadillac" plans--you can call them
"so-called Cadillac plans." Or
point out that all Americans deserve access to excellent health care.
reprinted from International Labor
Communication Association (ILCA) news
Fulton County Democratic
Party News
Local 8 member Michael T. Van Wagner serves as chairman of the Fulton
County Democratic Party.
The party's regular meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at
the White Lattice Cafe, 1280 Shoop Ave. in Wauseon. Mike VanWagner can
be reached at 419-875-5671 or 419-654-0614.
The Fulton County Democratic Party's
headquarters are located at 113 S. Main St in Swanton. (Next to the VFW
Post.) Contact the office at 419-825-1599 or 419-825-1449.
Contact Mike
sident Bush's response toost manufacturing jobs: Consider changing the definition of a manufacturing worker so it includes fast-food employees. "When a fast-food restaurant sells a hamburger, for example, is it providing a 'service' or is it combining inputs to 'manufacture' a product? (Economic Report of the President, February 2004, p. 73)President Bush's response toU.S. jobs being sent to low-wage countries: Support $60 billion in tax breaks for companies that move offshore and ship jobs overseas. (http://thomas.loc.gov; H.R. 2896, 7/25/03
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A Real Political Quote
"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security,
unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm
programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political
history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes
that you can do these things. Among them are a few
Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or businessman from
other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid."
--President
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1952