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atreides1

(16,093 posts) Tue Feb 12, 2013, 11:02 AM Feb 2013

Virginia Cuts State Employees’ Hours To Avoid Providing Obamacare Coverage

Here's a good story, but haven't heard anything from the local "news" media.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/02/11/1568291/virginia-employees-obamacare/

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Virginia Cuts State Employees’ Hours To Avoid Providing Obamacare Coverage (Original Post) atreides1 Feb 2013 OP

No insurance AND less salary. no_hypocrisy Feb 2013 #1

Bain started this SOP in the 80s to avoid labor laws and increase profits for corporate elite. blm Feb 2013 #2

no_hypocrisy

(46,182 posts)

1. No insurance AND less salary.

Reply to atreides1 (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 11:09 AM

Feb 2013

That sucks.

blm

(113,091 posts)

2. Bain started this SOP in the 80s to avoid labor laws and increase profits for corporate elite.

Reply to atreides1 (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 11:12 AM

Feb 2013

This 'strategy' is widespread now, and the corporate elite are laughing all the way to the bank while the middle class is being destroyed, and working class is becoming the working poor - lower wages, no benefits, no pensions.

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