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For Immediate Release: June 28, 2012
Contact: Corey Caldwell 202-434-0586
Supreme Court Ruling Backs Working America
Washington, DC – The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA)
issued the following statement today after the United States
Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable
Care Act:
“Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is a victory for millions
of working families who struggle without the healthcare provided
by a good union contract. All Americans are affected when
workers and their families are denied access to quality,
affordable health care. This decision is a victory for all
workers and the 30 million Americans who will have healthcare
that was unattainable before. We applaud the Obama
Administration’s historic undertaking and its determination to
bring our country in line with those throughout the world that
already have publicly financed healthcare in place.
“Health care is not a luxury and today, the Supreme Court stood
up against big money and big business. The improvements that the
Affordable Care Act adds to our health care system sends a
message to the world that quality health care is not just
something for the one percent, it’s something for all.”
The Association of Flight Attendants is the world’s largest
Flight Attendant union. Focused 100 percent on Flight Attendant
issues, AFA has been the leader in advancing the Flight
Attendant profession for over 65 years. Serving as the voice for
Flight Attendants in the workplace, in the aviation industry, in
the media and on Capitol Hill, AFA has transformed the Flight
Attendant profession by raising wages, benefits and working
conditions. Nearly 60,000 Flight Attendants at 21 airlines come
together to form AFA, part of the 700,000-member strong
Communications Workers of America (CWA), AFL-CIO. Visit us at
www.afacwa.org .
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