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There is a tough contract fight underway in Massachusetts that may portend the future of healthcare bargaining. The Old Rochester School Committee is demanding that new hires pay 50% of all healthcare premiums.

We stand in solidarity with out sisters and brothers from SEIU who’re striking for affordable healthcare in Washington.

On February 14, Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) reintroduced H.R. 676, “The Expanded And Improved Medicare For All Act.” This bill would establish a privately-delivered, publicly-financed universal health care system, where physicians and non-profit health care providers would be in charge of medical decisions — not insurance companies.

The Jefferson Union High School District board last Tuesday rejected a grievance brought by teachers and other employees, drawing loud shouts of “shame on you” from a labor-packed audience of about 100 people.

Bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co. said on Wednesday it was ending retiree healthcare and survivor benefits at the end of the year, allowing it to resolve a $1.2 billion liability, one of its biggest obligations.

The U.S. Postal Service defaulted on a $5.6 billion payment for future retiree health benefits at the end of September.

The price of health insurance provided by employers rose a moderate 4% this year, a major survey shows, but experts warn that rates may climb higher next year.

At issue in San Francisco is the same sticking point in most union contract negotiations: healthcare costs and wages.

Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision that substantially upholds the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was widely praised by the national labor movement.

From our friend Jeremy Lanni and Noble Savage Productions Inc. comes a short healthcare spoof starring Eric Roberts. It’s smart, twisted, funny stuff!