Even the labor unions are souring on Obamacare

By Sally Pipes

Published June 13, 2014 8:12pm ET

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Even the labor unions are souring on Obamacare — Obamacare's many coverage mandates and taxes are to blame for this upturn in the cost of insurance. Overall, union officials project that Obamacare will increase their members' health coverage costs by 5 to 12.5 percent. (AP Photo) | Damian Dovarganes

President Obama‘s health reform law may have claimed a new victim — organized labor.

Thanks to Obamacare, labor unions are facing higher health insurance costs — as well as steeper out-of-pocket bills and wage cuts.

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