> Is it common for blue collar workers to be without health insurance in the US? Yes. More so now than in the 1980's say. Collective bargaining doesn't reall

> Is it common for blue collar workers to be without health insurance in the US? Yes. More so now than in the 1980's say. Collective bargaining doesn't really work when a company can just move a factory to Mexico. There's cobra which covers the health insurance gap up to 18 months, but you have to pay the company's rate, not the discounted rate. The downside of it is that it can be rather expensive, and so unemployed people will often forego it.