'Why we need Medicare for All': Boeing revokes health benefits for striking workers
Raw StoryBoeing revoked the company- The workers, who are mostly in Washington state and are represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, went on strike on September 13, and the corporation announced on its website that their healthcare benefits would expire at the end of the day on September 30. "Boeing's greed offers another perfect example of why we need Medicare for All," Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote on social media. General Motors revoked healthcare benefits to striking workers in 2019, and Warrior Met, a coal mining company, did so in 2021; John Deere, meanwhile, threatened to follow suit during its 2021 strike. "Boeing could have taken help to keep people on payroll through Covid, but they turned down billions in federal assistance because it came with strings such as banning stock buybacks and capping executive compensation," Nelson, the AFA-CWA leader, told Common Dreams.
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