Even Big Labor Admits They Could Support ObamaCare Repeal

September 12, 2013

It’s no secret that as ObamaCare continues to wreak havoc on the economy and hurt American workers and their families, big labor unions are struggling to justify their support for the law.

But it’s starting to look like the negative effects of the health law are so dire that unions are getting desperate to avoid the train wreck.

At the AFL-CIO Convention this week in Los Angeles, several labor leaders publicly voiced their concerns over ObamaCare – labor union leaders apparently had to struggle to keep repeal-language out of resolutions – including one who publicly said they could support repeal.

From the New York Times:

“While praising the overall legislation, the delegates overwhelmingly passed a sharply worded resolution that demanded changes to some of its regulations, although Mr. Trumka made sure to strip out some proposals that called for repealing the legislation.

“At the convention, though, several labor leaders spoke their minds.

“‘If the Affordable Care Act is not fixed and it destroys the health and welfare funds that we have fought for and stand for, then I believe it needs to be repealed,’ said Terence M. O’Sullivan, president of the Laborers’ International Union of North America.” 

Despite President Obama and the Democrats’ promises that ObamaCare would save the health care system and reduce our deficit, the health law has only led to exploding debt, lost coverage, and skyrocketing premiums.

Americans from all backgrounds – including members of unions – continue to get hurt by reduced employment hours and lost health care coverage that has become the calling card of ObamaCare. It’s time to stand together, repeal this train wreck of a law, and replace it with common sense health care reforms.