New Orleans Steven Greenhouse reported in the Times today what most in the labor movement have come to expect for quite a while: card check is not going to emerge in any final labor law reform at this time. Card check, as many must know, is a procedure allowing for recognition of a union as …
Month: July 2009
Poor are Pawns in Massachusetts
New Orleans The poor became pawns as the big players in the Massachusetts stand-off over health care coverage continued to up the stakes in this struggle with the news that Massachusetts General Hospital sued the state complaining of tens of millions in unreimbursed care. They argued that Commonwealth Care – the state’s highly touted plan …
Massachusetts to Poor: Gotcha!
New Orleans Funding problems in Massachusetts has led the state to announce that barring some deal or injection of funds, Commonwealth Care, the mandatory state health plan will stick it to two groups: legal immigrants and the poor who can be confused. There is already a righteous uproar about 35000 legal immigrants that are arbitrarily …