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Bluegrass Central Labor Council Endorses HR 676

At its February meeting the Executive Board of the Bluegrass Central Labor Council voted to endorse HR 676, single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Council President Barbara Pierce said: “The Board of the CLC endorsed HR 676, single payer universal health care, because we firmly believe that it’s the best…

Seattle City Council endorses single payer healthcare

Since early days of Bill Clinton’s administration, 16 years ago, Rep. Jim McDermott has carried the torch for a national single-payer health program. A Washington Post profile characterized his devotion to the cause as bordering on religious. At one point in the early 1990’s, McDermott had nearly 90 House cosponsors for a Canada style national…

An Uninsured Veteran

Besides opposing the war in Iraq, Iraq Veterans Against the War support full healthcare benefits (including mental health benefits) for veterans regardless of discharge status. The following video is an interview with Iraq veteran Nick Morgan who was trampled by police at a demonstration against the war at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, NY. Nick discusses…

Nat. Lessons from State Health Reform: The Mass. Case

February 25, 2009, 2pm – 4pm, 2226 Rayburn House Office Building. Urge your Representative to attend a joint forum organized by the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care. In the last two decades over a dozen state health reform acts have attempted to provide universal health care coverage, and failed. Critical analysis of these models…

Conyers Statement on Phila. Endorsement of HR 676

Congressman John Conyers, Jr., today issued a statement expressing his appreciation for the actions of the Philadelphia City Council. On Thursday, January 29, 2009 the council voted to endorse Congressman Conyers’ single-payer universal health care bill H.R. 676, the “United States National Health Care Act.” “I am eternally grateful to the elected representatives of the…

Action Alert: Today is a National Call-In Day

The Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Healthcare is encouraging everyone to participate in the next National Call-in Day for HR 676. February 12, 2009: Call Congress, and the President Congressional switchboard: 202-225-3121 (ask for your representative’s office). If your member is a current co-sponsor, thank your rep. and ask him or her to stand firm for…

Conference of Missouri Utility Unions Endorses HR 676

A statewide conference of all local unions, representing employees who work for all of Missouri’s utilities, has endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). The Missouri State Labor Utility Workers Conference represents more than 15,000 workers at every utility company in the state. It is comprised of local unions…

NEA Vermont and AFT in Oregon Endorse HR 676

Teacher unions in Vermont and Oregon have endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). In Vermont, the Board of Directors of the Vermont NEA voted unanimously to support HR 676. The Vermont NEA is the first state NEA to endorse HR 676. In Portland, Oregon, the Executive Board of…

National Campaign Launched in Partnership with Change.org

A few weeks back we asked you to vote for single-payer healthcare on Change.org. Well, it got enough votes to become one of their ten “Ideas for Change in America,” and we couldn’t be happier. Change.org presented these ideas two weeks ago at an event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Macon Phillips,…

Plan Congressional Visits During Presidents’ Day Recess

Congressman John Conyers re-introduced HR 676 into the 111th Congress on January 26th. The bill keeps the same number, HR 676, as it has since it was first introduced in 2003. Because this is a new Congress, representatives who co-sponsored HR 676 in the 110th Congress need to sign on again. Plus we need to…