And despite an amendment carving out labor unions from provisions of the bill, the state’s politically powerful Culinary Union also testified in opposition.
“We want to stop launching large health care experiments in the Nevada legislative session halfway through the session,” said Bobbette Bond, the Culinary Union’s public policy director.
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Though the bill initially applied to all Nevadans, an amendment attached to the bill would allow labor unions with a collective bargaining unit, such as the Culinary Union and SEIU 1107, to decide whether to opt into the negotiated prices because they already negotiate health care prices for their members.
Despite the amendment, Bond from the Culinary Union testified in opposition to the bill, saying that the union was not involved in the crafting of the amendment and would like to work on the bill in a future session.
“I am uncomfortably on this side of the table and I hope I see you on the flip side of the table by next session,” she said. “We'd really like a participation process where everybody gets to continually create great legislation.”