Jim Ray, a lawyer who represents the Laborers International Union of North America in benefits negotiations, said these provisions have increased construction-industry health plans' costs by 5 percent to 10 percent, and already resulted in lower wages for some laborers. He said employers are freque
Date: May 27, 2014
Category: Business
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A Labor Union Prepares To Strike, As Obamacare Ups Health Insurance Costs ...
Jim Ray, the LIUNA lawyer, told the Journal that construction-industry health insurance costs have increased by 5 to 10 percent because of Obamacare. Employers are responding by lowering wages and designing contracts that protect them from future cost increases.
Senior policymakers from Bush's Department of Transportation also are advising Romney, including Tyler Duvall, who was for a time the DOT's top policymaker; Jim Ray, who was counsel at both DOT and the Office of Management and Budget; Jeff Rosen, whose long resume includes being counsel for DOT and