Competitive benefits: Good for employers, employees & their families!

Send a letter to the following decision maker(s):
Council Member Beto O'Rourke (if you live in El Paso)
Council Member Carl Robinson (if you live in El Paso)
Council Member Eddie Holguin (if you live in El Paso)
Council Member Emma Acosta (if you live in El Paso)
Council Member Rachel Quintana (if you live in El Paso)
Council Member Steve Ortega (if you live in El Paso)
Council Member Susie Byrd (if you live in El Paso)
Mayor John Cook (if you live in El Paso)

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What's At Stake:

Competitive benefit plans are good for everyone:
the employer,
the employees, and
their families.

On July 30th, the El Paso City Council approved adding partner health insurance to the City Budget for 2010.

Final approval of the 2010 City Budget is scheduled for August 25th.

Councilmembers want to support partner health insurance, however they are being pressured by opponents who are attempting to impose their religious views on everyone, and who would seek to deny health insurance to partners of city employees.

URGE THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE CITY BUDGET WITH PARTNER HEALTH INSURANCE. 

Competitive benefit plans enable employers to attract and keep talented employees. And, these plans allow employees to keep their families strong.

In 2009, competitive benefit plans include partner health insurance. 

Among the Largest Private Employers in El Paso (excluding retail):

Tenet Healthcare employs 3,000 people in El Paso and offers partner health insurance. 
Automatic Data Processing employs 1,000 people in El Paso and offers partner health insurance. 
Union Pacific employs 750 people in El Paso and offers partner health insurance. 
Boeing and Delphi also offer partner health insurance.

Regional Jurisdictions Offering Partner Health Benefits include:
City of Austin, Texas
City of Dallas, Texas
Travis County, Texas
Albuquerque Public Schools
City of Albuquerque, New Mexico
City of Las Cruces, New Mexico 
Salt Lake City, Utah
City of Phoenix, Arizona
City of Scottsdale, Arizona
City of Tempe, Arizona
City of Tuscon, Arizona

Major retailers offering partner health insurance include:
Abercrombie & Fitch, Allstate Corp, American Express Company, AMR American Airlines, Apple Inc, AT&T, Avis Budget Group Inc, Bank of America, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy Co, Inc., Brinker International, Capital One Financial Corp, Chevron Corp, Citigroup, Clear Channel Communications, ConocoPhillips, Continental Airlines, Costco Wholesale Corp, Dell, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Gap, H&R Block, Home Depot Inc., JC Penney Co, JPMorgan Chase, Levi Strauss & Co, Macy's, McDonald's Corp, Men's Wearhouse, Office Depot, Radio Shack, Shell Oil, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks Corp, Target Corp, Toys "R" Us, UAL United Airlines, United Parcel Service UPS, Walgreens, and Wells Fargo & Co.

Texas is the uninsured capital of the United States. More than 5.5 million Texans - including 1.4 million children - lack health insurance. 

The Texas Medical Association estimates more than 236,000 El Pasoans are uninsured - 33% of the population.

Without a regular physician, uninsured people seek care in the emergency room, the most expensive setting they could possibly choose. The cost of caring for the uninsured ends up being paid by cities, counties, taxpayers, employers, and Texans with insurance.

Competitive benefit plans enable employers to attract and keep talented employees. And, these plans allow employees to keep their families strong.

Please ensure that the City can compete for talented employees.  Please ensure that City employees can keep their families strong.  Please approve the city budget with partner health insurance.

Campaign Expiration Date:
August 26, 2009