Posts Tagged 'AFL-CIO'

When you start tallying up all the people who despise Obamacare, the line gets pretty long.

But one group having a big problem with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) might surprise you: union members, who have historically been the staunchest supporters of President Obama and the Democrats.

When the ACA was first proposed, the administration knew it had to woo trade unions if it was ever to gain approval. Unions publicly rallied for its passage. But behind closed doors, unions demanded that ...