Fighting for Health Care in the Age of the Affordable Care Act

Tuesday, September 10 • 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Location: 408-A

Participants in this session will identify the challenges to providing affordable, quality health coverage after the enactment of the Affordable Care Act. There will be a particular focus on how employers are responding to the new health law and the potential impact on workers’ health benefits. Participants will identify critical ways to fight for health coverage in bargaining and through advocacy.

Moderator(s)

Karin Feldman and Shaun O’Brien, AFL-CIO

Participants

• Randy DeFrehn, Executive Director, National Coordinating Committee of Multiemployer Plans
• Ken Jacobs, Chair, Center for Labor Research and Education, UC Berkeley
• Angie Wei, Legislative Director, California Labor Federation
• Matt Schlobohm, Executive Director, Maine AFL-CIO