CANTON, Ohio –In yet another scheme to rob workers of hard-won benefits, multibillionaire Carl Icahn has ordered his management at PSC Metals in Canton, Ohio, to lock out his 60 Steel Workers since Feb. 1 unless they accede to his demand to kill their health insurance plan.

WASHINGTON –Unite Here, whose president, D Taylor, previously urged lawmakers to fix the Affordable Care Act’s impact on multi-employer health care plans, has backed the critique with a detailed report laying out the negative effects on plans that now, union leaders say, cover 20 million people nationwide. Predictably, Right Wing media seized on Unite Here’s analysis as yet another reason […]

Despite the government’s 16-day shutdown and a shaky start with online registration failures across the country, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, moved into full swing Oct. 1. With accusations and claims being asserted by both sides, understanding what the updates actually mean for Americans can seem overwhelming.