Why didn’t healthcare issues resonate with the public?
Well I think it was the way they presented it. It wasn’t the only issue. Most grocery workers don’t work full time, and their hours are controlled by the employers. They don’t guarantee hours, so very few of them work 40 hours a week and so, some of them make $14 an hour, which is really good, but if you’re not working 40 hours a week, it’s not very good. And in the past, the union has been willing to give up on the hours and give up on the wages just to protect healthcare. So, they didn’t explain enough about how much a typical grocery worker makes. They don’t make that much money. But they make the sacrifice financially in order to hold onto health benefits. I think they didn’t explain that well enough. People thought, “Oh, my God, they’re making $50,000 a year and they get free health benefits. But the fact is they don’t make $50,000 a year. They should have gotten more of that out. I think they thought they could win with just the strike, but they really didn’t move the public opin
Related Questions
- I am in healthcare (or public safety, utility, field service, etc) industry. Where can I meet peers in my industry and find information about successful applications in my industry?
- Does The Utto Model Of Technology Transfer Fit Public Sector Healthcare Services?
- Why can Democrats mobilize the public for healthcare reform?
