http://www.local150.org/Pages/HealthcareReform.aspx
The federal government’s effort to provide meaningful healthcare reform for Americans is beginning to speed up, with items from several plans to be discussed in the United States Senate and House of Representatives in the coming days and weeks.

While Local 150 supports the push by President Obama and the legislators to provide healthcare to every American, there are several items within the current legislation that would negatively affect the benefits of Local 150 members and union members across the nation.

As it is currently written, this legislation would:

– place a devastating 40% tax on “high-value” benefit plans, which would include ours

– set minimum and maximum benefit levels

– increase reporting and administrative requirements, increasing costs to MOE.

To remove the negative effects of this legislation on multi-employer benefit funds like MOE, we need to raise our voices and tell lawmakers that we will not stand for having our benefits taxed!

This page has been set up so that members can stay on top of the reform’s progress and make their voices heard by lawmakers in Washington. Please look at some of the resources below to get a better understanding of how this legislation could affect Local 150 members’ benefits and what you can do to help!

Letters

– October 15th Letter from President-Business Manager James M. Sweeney to United States Senators and Congressmen in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa

Notices to Local 150 Members with Legslator Contact Information

– Urgent Notice to Illinois Members

– Urgent Notice to Indiana Members

– Urgent Notice to Iowa Members

Information on the Legislation’s Potential Effect on Benefit Funds

– Bullet Points (Produced by the National Coordinating Committee for Multi-Employer Plans)

– Comprehensive 16-page Analysis (Produced by the NCCMP) **May take a moment to load
http://www.local150.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/Healthcare/Multi-Employer%20Detailed%20Analysis.pdf