Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals h...
WASHINGTON - Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, head of the largest federation of U.S. labor unions, said on Thursday.
The issue is increasingly cropping up on the campaign trail as the 20 candidates still vying to become the Democratic nominee compete for support from union workers and official endorsements that can lead to critical on-the-ground resources. Progressive U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have favored a Medicare for All approach that would extend the existing, government-run Medicare health insurance program to all Americans, eliminating a role for private insurance. Medicare currently serves Americans aged 65 and older.
Candidates have invoked union-negotiated health insurance as one reason why a public option is preferable to the Medicare for All proposals offered by their rivals. Sanders won his first national endorsement this week from the 35,000-member United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America. Biden in April secured an endorsement from the International Association of Firefighters, which has more than 300,000 members.
Trumka called it a “positive sign” that candidates seem to be listening to union workers and are integrating their feedback into policy proposals.
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