Expand Health Care Coverage
ATU Supports
Expanding Medicare eligibility to all Americans, not just those over age 65, and giving Americans the option of choosing any of the plans offered to members of Congress, the President, and Federal employees.
America's working families are facing a crisis in health care: health care costs are rising three times the rate of inflation. As a result, employers are shifting more health care costs onto workers - or simply dropping health coverage. Already, 46 million Americans have no health insurance.
The current employer-based health care system followed in this country is no longer realistic in light of the competitive challenges of our global economy. We must see real comprehensive solutions to the heath care crisis that will ensure universal coverage for all Americans while at the same time controlling costs and expending coverage.
Health Care Updates:
- Bush Bars Kids From Medicaid - January 7, 2008
- SCHIP Passes the House Again - October 29, 2007
- Bush Vetoes Childrens' Health Bill - October 8, 2007
- AFL-CIO Says In America, No One Should Go Without Health Care - October 1, 2007
Other ATU Federal Legislative Priorities:
- Fully Fund the Federal Transit Program at SAFETEA-LU Authorized Levels
- Preserve Section 13(c) Transit Employee Labor Protections
- Protect the Rights of Employees to Freely Choose Union Representation
- Increase Transit and Intercity Bus Security Through Mandatory Training, Planning and Increased Federal Funding
- Support Federal Initiatives to Address Safety and Security on School Buses
- Expand the Usage of and Raise the Limit on Tax-Free Transit Benefits to Equal Parking Benefits
- Allow Certain Federal Transit Funds to be Used for Operating Assistance
- Encourage State Transit Investment
- Ensure Fairness for CDL Holders in the Disposition of Non-CMV Traffic Citations