Wisconsin’s Walker said Monday afternoon he wasn’t interested in compromises that have been floated by public employee unions
Labor leaders and Democratic negotiators reached agreement over the issue of a proposed tax on high-end health plans. The details couldn’t immediately be learned.
Having failed to persuade Obama to scrap tax on high-cost health policies, labor took their case to Speaker Pelosi and received a more favorable response
President Obama signaled that he was willing to amend the proposal to tax high-cost insurance to “make this work for working families,” a senior administration official said
Union leaders opposed to a Senate plan to tax the most expensive employer-provided health benefits said Democrats face losses in elections if they fail to support labor’s agenda
Obama to meet union leaders who argue tax on high-end health plans will punish workers who won health benefits in hard-fought negotiations
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