From Breitbart.com: Pennsylvania's Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is
slashing the hours of 400 adjunct instructors, support staff, and
part-time instructors to dodge paying for Obamacare.
"It's kind of a double whammy for us because we are facing a legal
requirement [under the new law] to get health care and if the college is
reducing our hours, we don't have the money to pay for it," said adjunct biology professor Adam Davis.
On Tuesday, CCAC employees were notified that Obamacare defines
full-time employees as those working 30 hours or more per week and that
on Dec. 31 temporary part-time employees will be cut back to 25 hours.
The move will save an estimated $6 million.
"While it is of course the college’s preference to provide coverage
to these positions, there simply are not funds available to do so," said
CCAC spokesperson David Hoovler. "Several years of cuts or largely flat
funding from our government supporters have led to significant cost
reductions by CCAC, leaving little room to trim the college’s budget
further."
The
solution, says United Steelworkers representative Jeff Cech, is that
adjunct professors should unionize in an attempt to thwart schools
seeking similar cost-savings efforts from avoiding Obamacare. "They may be complying with the letter of the law, but the letter of law and the spirit of the law are two different things," said Mr. Cech. "If they are doing it at CCAC, it can't be long before they do it other places."Under the new CCAC policy, adjunct professors will only be allowed to
teach 10 credit hours a semester. Adjuncts are paid $730 per credit
hour.
"We all know we are expendable," said Mr. Davis, "and there are plenty of people out there in this economy who would be willing to have our jobs." http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/21/Surprise-PA-College-Slashes-Hours-To-Avoid-Obamacare
I'm sure the liberals are so proud of ObamaCare and the ramifications of the law. I just wonder how many of these professors who have had their hours or jobs cut are liberal and Obama voters. If they are, talk about karma.
This is happening all over the country, all courtesy of Harry Reid, Shelly Berkley and Dina Titus from Nevada, Nancy Pelosi and Democrats around the country. This is 100% on the Democrats- it's their baby- they own it and they are responsible for it's effects, including people losing their jobs or having their hours cut.
And in 1 voice, those affected are all saying "Thank You Democrats for my job loss or hours being cut. I'll take one for the team".
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