If he's so worried about health care...maybe he should mix in a salad now and then.
Posted on 05/07/2017 3:00:45 PM PDT by mdittmar
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka today made the following remarks at a rally to save health care:
Good afternoon, brothers and sisters.
I’m Rich Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO.
I am proud to be here on behalf of the American labor movement.
We oppose the Republican health care bill.
It’s bad for workers. It’s bad for unions. It’s bad for America.
It doubles down on taxing our health plans. It threatens Medicare and Medicaid. And it further tilts our economy toward the wealthiest few.
In fact, this isn’t a health care plan at all. It’s a massive transfer of wealth from workers to Wall Street.
My message to every single member of Congress is this: if you vote to destroy our health care this year, we’ll vote to elect your replacement next year.
Working people simply will not tolerate this kind of betrayal.
Now, we understand the Affordable Care Act needs to be improved.
We stand ready to make it better—to cover more people and lower costs.
But repeal is retreat.
And this replacement is even worse—it’s surrender, eliminating health care for 24 million Americans.
The labor movement has been fighting for universal health care for the last century.
We want health care for all, not the few.
Every single major country guarantees health care as a right.
Yet America—the richest country in the world at our richest time in history—is having a debate about what to cut.
No more.
We demand better.
We will fight for better.
We will march for better.
We will vote for better.
Unions are all in. Defeat this bill.
We want health care for all, and we want it now!
Thank you very much.
Here's an old song I like;)
Why does he care? Unions were given exemption from Obamacare.
I bet the cadillac tax is gone. That’s good for union members. They do not even make a pretense anymore that this is about people, this is about politics. However, that being said, Democrats are brilliant at messaging and for having a cohesive message that everyone rallies around. And it’s effective. We are like the keystone cops and we never ever learn.
I bet the cadillac tax is gone. That’s good for union members. They do not even make a pretense anymore that this is about people, this is about politics. However, that being said, Democrats are brilliant at messaging and for having a cohesive message that everyone rallies around. And it’s effective. We are like the keystone cops and we never ever learn.
I’m Rich Trumka and I’m on the take.
Republicans better learn messaging real fast.
It’s just my opinion but I think this fat half-witted goon is lying.
‘Cadillac Tax’ Remains in GOP Health Care Repeal, Replacement Bill
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/benefits/pages/house-reveals-aca-repeal-and-replacement-bill.aspx
Richard trumka=Polish Commie
Ahh too bad so sad unions lose their exemption
I do not think that this fellow knows what he is talking about! He just makes things up, like Nancy Pelosi. Sad.
Trumka is the poster boy for Union leadership that is not only out of touch with its rank and file but working at cross purposes against them.
Sounds like canned RAT-speak to me.
Yea...The Cadillac tax has been interesting to watch. It really is all about the unions and they are using it as a bargaining chip.
Although the language implied unions were exempt, i can assure you, our cost have skyrocketed, quality of care has dropped like a rock.
Give that man his Cadillac policy tax back.
Must be some hidden money trail from Obama Care indirectly to his pocket
Trumka’s just another blood-sucking parasite. He’s been on the take for years, like every union boss. I’ll bet he’s not on Obamacare.
Union scum alert.....rank and file will ignore this a$$wipe
If he's so worried about health care...maybe he should mix in a salad now and then.
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