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Written by Jeff Harrington
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 13:36 |
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Those with jobs show a significant decline in
health insurance coverage A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) shows the decline in health insurance coverage continued unabated in 2006, driven primarily by the continued erosion in employer-provided health insurance. In 2006, 47 million Americans were uninsured, up nearly 8.6 million since 2000. |
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Written by Jeff Harrington
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 13:26 |
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America’s working families are facing a crisis in health care: Health care costs are rising three times the rate of inflation. As a result, employers are shifting more health care costs onto workers—or simply dropping health coverage all together. Already, 46 million Americans have no health insurance. |
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Written by Jeff Harrington
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 13:20 |
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When an auto accident forced Stephen Skvara to retire from LTV Steel, the electrical repairman did not anticipate financial hardship. After all, he had 34 years of service at the Indiana Harbor Works in East Chicago.
Then two blows came. |
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Written by Jeff Harrington
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Sunday, 24 February 2008 13:18 |
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Unions have played a crucial role in promoting pension plans and negotiating good pension benefits, as statistics on pensions and unionization demonstrate. Eighty-three percent of union workers have retirement plans, compared to only 44 percent for nonunion workers. |
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