No Tax on Health Benefits

by AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee  |  July 30, 2009

AFSCME President Gerald W. McEntee, in a story on National Public Radio this morning, spoke out against taxing workers on their employer-provided health insurance.

Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, says many of the public employees he represents have plans that do cost $20,000 — but only because they gave up other things in contract negotiations.

"They have struggled," he says of the 1.7 million members of his union, "giving up wage increases, giving up fringe benefits, things of that nature, in order to get good, good health plans that would cover themselves and their spouse and children, so they would be safe."

Listen to the full story at NPR.