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Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:22 PM Oct 2013

Company that botched website also cutting it's own workers health benefits

Ironic that the same company that has the contract for the Obamacare web site is also cutting health benefits for its own employees. But the company is making billions.

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Company that botched website also cutting it's own workers health benefits (Original Post) Joey Liberal Oct 2013 OP

Link? brucefan Oct 2013 #1

Just ask any employee that works there Joey Liberal Oct 2013 #2

Here is a link about the company's botched web site Joey Liberal Oct 2013 #3

Thanks brucefan Oct 2013 #6

I do and they are bummed Joey Liberal Oct 2013 #7

They are based in Canada. Does that mean the US employees, then? Source? CurtEastPoint Oct 2013 #4

Yes Joey Liberal Oct 2013 #5

Once this hits the news, provide a link. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #8

Will do Joey Liberal Oct 2013 #9

Wow. Outsourced to Canada... TeeYiYi Oct 2013 #10

That's for sure Joey Liberal Oct 2013 #12

It's the American Arm of the company. eom Raine1967 Oct 2013 #17

$$ millions with no accountability, an endless gravy train. we pay, they skate nt msongs Oct 2013 #11

The company makes billions Joey Liberal Oct 2013 #13

There was no American company that could do this? alarimer Oct 2013 #14

CGI charges as much as anyone else for their work Joey Liberal Oct 2013 #15

And now CGI blames their reduced healthcare benefits on Obamacare! Joey Liberal Oct 2013 #16

brucefan

(1,549 posts)

1. Link?

Reply to Joey Liberal (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:24 PM

Oct 2013

Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)

2. Just ask any employee that works there

Reply to brucefan (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:26 PM

Oct 2013

There is 70K of them.

Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)

3. Here is a link about the company's botched web site

Reply to Joey Liberal (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:28 PM

Oct 2013

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/18/21025507-obamacare-glitches-govt-contract-for-troubled-site-has-swelled-gop-targets-sebelius?lite

brucefan

(1,549 posts)

6. Thanks

Reply to Joey Liberal (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:31 PM

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Because I don't know anyone who works there.

Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)

7. I do and they are bummed

Reply to brucefan (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:32 PM

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CurtEastPoint

(18,664 posts)

4. They are based in Canada. Does that mean the US employees, then? Source?

Reply to Joey Liberal (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:28 PM

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Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:30 PM

Oct 2013

The US employees. My source is my friends who work there.

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

8. Once this hits the news, provide a link.

Reply to Joey Liberal (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:32 PM

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Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)

9. Will do

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:37 PM

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But it is true.

TeeYiYi

(8,028 posts)

10. Wow. Outsourced to Canada...

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 07:43 PM

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If true, the irony is unprecedented.

TYY

Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)

12. That's for sure

Reply to TeeYiYi (Reply #10)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:37 PM

Oct 2013

It's true.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)

17. It's the American Arm of the company. eom

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 01:04 PM

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msongs

(67,453 posts)

11. $$ millions with no accountability, an endless gravy train. we pay, they skate nt

Reply to Joey Liberal (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:20 PM

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Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)

13. The company makes billions

Reply to msongs (Reply #11)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:38 PM

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And won't give its employees decent healthcare benefits.

alarimer

(16,245 posts)

14. There was no American company that could do this?

Reply to Joey Liberal (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2013, 09:40 PM

Oct 2013

Or do they cost more because they have to pay their employees' insurance premiums?

Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)

15. CGI charges as much as anyone else for their work

Reply to alarimer (Reply #14)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 07:11 AM

Oct 2013

They just pocket the money rather than providing good health insurance for its employees.

Joey Liberal

(5,526 posts)

16. And now CGI blames their reduced healthcare benefits on Obamacare!

Reply to Joey Liberal (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 12:57 PM

Oct 2013

CGI employees are being told that the draconian cuts in healthcare benefits are due to the Affordable Healthcare Act, which CGI says only requires them to provide the minimum essential coverage. This from the company that runs the heathcare website!

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