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Where Does the Freelancers Union Stand on Healthcare Reform?

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Where Does the Freelancers Union Stand on Healthcare Reform?

| architect, architects, jobs, unemployed architects | October 15, 2009

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Freelancers Union strongly supports the national effort to increase quality, affordable coverage for our members and all independent workers.

The current health care system is failing, and it hurts independent workers more than most.

Freelancers Union has been building solutions within, around, and despite our nation’s crippled health care and insurance system for over ten years. We have confronted some unpleasant realities along the way—from skyrocketing medical costs to an outdated employer-based system.

We have also found many inspiring models, some of which have not only informed our work but are also reflected in the health reform proposals being crafted on Capital Hill. But with the debate moving into high gear, politics and buzzwords are overshadowing conversation about priorities and goals.

 What kinds of reform have the potential to truly benefit Freelancers Union members? We’ve outlined five measurements of success and explained the ideas behind them and the policies that could achieve them. We hope these pages will help you better understand our organization and the freelancer’s place in the national debate.

Learn more about where they stand here.

CFA is a member of the Freelancers Union but does not endorse all policy or advocacy positions taken by them.

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After working at various design practices on a full-time and freelance basis and starting his design firm, David McFadden saw a gap in the industry. In 1984, he created an expansive hub for architects and hiring firms to sync up, complete projects, and mutually benefit. That hub was Consulting For Architects Inc., which enabled architects to find meaningful design work while freeing hiring firms from tedious hiring-firing cycles. This departure from the traditional, more rigid style of employer-employee relations was just what the industry needed – flexibility and adaption to current work circumstances. David has successfully advised his clients and staff through the trials and tribulations of four recessions – the early ’80s, early ’90s, early 2000s, the Great Recession, and the pandemic.

3 Responses to "Where Does the Freelancers Union Stand on Healthcare Reform?"
  • consulting4architects October 15, 2009

    I urge freelancers in all creative fields to consider joining the Freelancers Union.

  • ronnie slough October 20, 2009

    well im a student but you definately have my attention

  • consulting4architects October 21, 2009

    Ronnie, Where are you studying and when do you graduate?

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