Obamacare (5) – labor unions are very special

Labor unions carved out a very special, very safe, very protected safe harbor for themselves. They made sure that Obamacare would not touch a feather on their hard-won labor contracts. Witness for yourself:

SEC. 1251 [42 U.S.C. 18011]. PRESERVATION OF RIGHT TO MAINTAIN EXISTING COVERAGE
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(d) EFFECT ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS.—In the case of health insurance coverage maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and one or more employers that was ratified before the date of enactment of this Act, the provisions of this subtitle and subtitle A (and the amendments made by such subtitles) shall not apply until the date on which the last of the collective bargaining agreements relating to the coverage terminates...