[TheForge] OT Union Rant (Was Re: concrete)

Fri Mar 19 12:51:07 2004

Well there it is. Another pure case of government interference with private
business.
Darrell

http://www.machinemaster.com
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> On Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 11:53 AM, Darrell wrote:
> >
> > Why do people think it is the bosses job to pay for health care?
> > Darrell
> >
> > http://www.machinemaster.com
>
>
> Darrell,
>
> I found an interesting timeline which details the rise of employer paid
> health benefits. Go here and scroll down to 1940s.
>
> http://faculty.smu.edu/tmayo/health%20care%20timeline.htm
>
> "During the 2nd World War, wage and price controls are placed
> on American employers. To compete for workers, companies
> began to offer health benefits, giving rise to the employer-based
> system in place today".
>
> and
>
> "1942: National War Labor Board imposed wage freeze, but allowed
> to exempt increases in the form of fringe benefits including health
> insurance."
>
> and
>
> "The World War II wage and price freeze  encourages employers to look
> at employee benefits as a way to improve employee morale.
>
> Tax law changes reinforces this trend by: (1) making employer
> expenditures for employee benefits deductible as a business expense;
> and (2) not taxing as income the health benefits received by an
> individual
> employee.
>
> At the end of World War II, the Supreme Court concludes that the term
> "wages" includes health care and pension benefits; and, therefore, these
> benefits become legitimate items for collective bargaining under the
> federal
> labor laws.
>
> Bob
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