Ohio: Firefighters Have Hours Cut Due to ObamaCare

OTTE Community fire departments ░░░░░░░░ being thrown for a ░░░░░░░░ loop by the new ░░░░░░░░ of ObamaCare Since many ░░░░░░░░ departments like this one ░░░░░░░░ the City of Union ░░░░░░░░ heavily on part timers ░░░░░░░░ ve been faced with ░░░░░░░░ difficult choice pick up ░░░░░░░░ cost of their employees ░░░░░░░░ insurance if they re ░░░░░░░░ close to being full ░░░░░░░░ or cut back on ░░░░░░░░ hours BLACKWELL We were ░░░░░░░░ most of our employees ░░░░░░░░ time employee s 39 ░░░░░░░░ a week With ObamaCare ░░░░░░░░ it s regulations we ░░░░░░░░ to cut all those ░░░░░░░░ time employees down to ░░░░░░░░ hours per week OTTE ░░░░░░░░ s Public Safety Director ░░░░░░░░ Blackwell says the city ░░░░░░░░ like to offer health ░░░░░░░░ but the money just ░░░░░░░░ t there For firefighters ░░░░░░░░ Josh Rawlins of Brookeville ░░░░░░░░ new law has forced ░░░░░░░░ to look for more ░░░░░░░░ elsewhere RAWLINS I chose ░░░░░░░░ route I go on ░░░░░░░░ getting two more jobs ░░░░░░░░ now I m working ░░░░░░░░ four OTTE Four departments ░░░░░░░░ I work for four ░░░░░░░░ now OTTE And ironically ░░░░░░░░ law from Washington that ░░░░░░░░ supposed to help workers ░░░░░░░░ actually hurting them by ░░░░░░░░ it more difficult to ░░░░░░░░ enough hours to make ░░░░░░░░ meet ObamaCare s also ░░░░░░░░ up costs up for ░░░░░░░░ departments who tend to ░░░░░░░░ more part time people ░░░░░░░░ work fewer hours now ░░░░░░░░ the same time cost ░░░░░░░░ equipment training and administration ░░░░░░░░ going up FLETCHER And ░░░░░░░░ s put a crunch ░░░░░░░░ us because every fire ░░░░░░░░ is basically competing for ░░░░░░░░ same group of part ░░░░░░░░ firefighter, EMT, and paramedics.”