You forgot to throw in a comment about "public sector unions". 

If you are working for the right private sector employer, you get similar benefits. But if you are working for an employer who strives to pay as little as possible to his/her employees, you may not get anything. 

Sounds like you are advocating for people to join a union. 

Personally I'd like to see drugs covered as the studies I've read about suggest doing so would lower the cost of some drugs and save the health system money by enabling everyone to take the medicines they need to take.