Union leaders backed Obamacare — and undermined their members’ insurance

By Sean Higgins

Published September 17, 2013 4:00am ET

Union leaders backed Obamacare — and undermined their members’ insurance — American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) president Richard Trumka addresses members during the quadrennial AFL-CIO convention at Los Angeles Convention Center Monday, Sept 9, 2013.ÃÂ When Obamacare passed in March 2010, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka lauded it as a "momentous step forward."ÃÂ (AP Photo/Nick Ut) | Nick Ut

For nearly an hour last week, the AFL-CIO’s 2013 convention in Los Angeles could have been mistaken for a Tea Party rally.

One union leader after another took to the floor to bemoan the impact that the Affordable Care Act – aka Obamacare – would have on their members’ health care plans and to demand that President Obama fix this.

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