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Health Care
Working America signing up workers for health insurance
Enrollees also become members of Working America.
TriMet, ATU may join together to fight health cost burden
Portland Commissioner Steve Novick wants to bring both sides together to focus on better health
SEIU files five prospective Oregon ballot initiatives on hospital reform
Hospitals would have to do charity care, disclose prices and quality, charge fair rates, cap CEO pay
As Obamacare insurance exchanges near launch, labor braces for impact
Labor-affiliated health trusts are locked out of Obamacare’s benefits, and forced to pay its costs
1,000 rally for single-payer health care at Oregon capitol
Proponents of single payer health care plan an Oregon ballot measure for 2016.
Health insurance ate my pension
What some unions are doing about out-of-control health care costs
Wyden tells labor he opposes Medicare “vouchers”
But Wyden favors "premium support" for those wanting private insurance instead of Medicare.
Union musicians back Inner City Blues Festival for single payer
For Norman “Boogie Cat” Sylvester, universal health care is personal.
How PPACA impacts union health benefits
Union health and welfare trusts press to take part in exchanges
Public confusion and partisan divide as Obamacare turns two
Polls show the public doesn't know much about the health care reform law two years after passage.
New coalition to advocate for universal health care in Oregon
Seven labor unions joined 21 community organizations to form a new coalition.
Family health coverage tops $15,000 a year
Unionized firms are more likely to provide health benefits.
Workers rights go local: Seattle mandates paid sick leave
Defying the Chamber, a widely popular ordinance will require businesses to offer paid sick leave.
Oregon public employee unions reach deal with state
Union bargainers agree — for the first time — to give up fully-paid health coverage.
Single-payer summit draws 400
The Oregon Single Payer Conference drew attendees from around the state.
Congressman Conyers to speak in favor of ‘single payer’ in Oregon
Supporters will strategize Jan. 29 how to support a single payer bill in Oregon.
New health care law starts to affect union health trusts
Children stay on parents’ plans until 26; and plans can't have lifetime dollar limits.
