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Organizing: Health Insurance


Health care is one of the highest concerns of workers. The cost of health care keeps getting more expensive every month. How can any worker concentrate on their jobs if they are worrying about how they are going to pay for health care for themselves or their dependents? IBEW Local 7 negotiates health care for our members and their families. A few open shop contractors are providing health insurance for their employees, but often they charge extra for their families to be covered. IBEW Local 7 members receive family health care with no paycheck deduction. IBEW Local 7 has a healthcare plan that allows our members to provide, for themselves and their families, health coverage with no payroll deduction.