Posts Tagged ‘HR 676’
Wisconsin’s Greater West Central Area Labor Council Endorses HR 676
From UnionsForSinglePayer.org – The Greater West Central Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO, of Wisconsin, has unanimously endorsed HR 676, national single payer health care. The labor council, which represents affiliated local unions in Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, Pierce, Pepin, Polk, St. Croix, Barron, and Clark Counties, released the following statement. “Millions of working people go without…
Read MoreMemphis AFL-CIO Labor Council Endorses HR 676
From UnionsForSinglePayer.org – Irvin Calliste, President, Memphis AFL-CIO Labor Council, reports that the council has endorsed HR 676, national single payer health care legislation sponsored by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Memphis Congressman Steve Cohen is one of the 76 co-sponsors of this legislation which is also called “Expanded and Improved Medicare for All.” The Memphis…
Read MoreSt. Paul Regional Labor Federation Endorses HR 676
From Unions for Single Payer Health Care – The St. Paul Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, is the latest labor federation to endorse HR 676, Congressman John Conyers’ single payer healthcare bill. Robert “Bobby” Kasper, President of the St Paul Federation, reports that delegates unanimously endorsed the Conyers bill at their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday…
Read MoreKnoxville-Oak Ridge CLC endorses HR 676, Improved Medicare for All
From Unions for Single Payer – President Suzanne Coile reports that the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Area Central Labor Council unanimously endorsed HR 676, national single payer health care legislation, at its April, 2012 meeting. “Everyone completely agreed on HR 676,” said Coile, “and all of us are totally opposed to any kind of voucher system.” Coile…
Read MoreFunding a National Single-Payer System
By Gerald Friedman for Dollars and Sense – Download “Funding a National Single-Payer System” here (.pdf). Don’t like the Obamacare (or Romneycare) mandate? Single-payer is a viable—and more redistributive—alternative. “The Expanded & improved Medicare for all act” (hr 676) would establish a single authority responsible for paying for health care for all Americans. Providing universal…
Read MoreIUE-CWA Local 83761 Endorses HR 676, Improved Medicare for All
From UnionsforSinglePayer.org – The 2,000 member Local 83761, IUE-CWA, in Louisville, Kentucky, has endorsed HR 676, the national single payer legislation, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All, introduced into the House of Representatives by Democratic Congressman John Conyers of Michigan. Local 83761 members make General Electric refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, and other major appliances. The…
Read MoreTeaneck, NJ Endorses Single-Payer, HR 676
As part of our Win-Win Campaign, Teaneck, NJ passed a resolution supporting HR 676 on October, 11, 2011. Paula Freidman, a single-Payer activist in New Jersey, sent us this report: I am chairperson of the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council Retirees. We set out to target towns in which we live to seek…
Read MoreIBEW International Convention Endorses Single Payer
The 38th convention of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has endorsed single payer health as a solution to the nation’s health care crisis. The 3,000 delegates who attended the IBEW convention called upon “…our international officers (to) do everything in their power and authority to work with other groups and elected officials to…
Read MoreApril Newsletter – Nobody Wants to Cut Medicare
We just sent out our latest email newsletter to our list of supporters. If you don’t already get our email newsletters (sent about twice per month), you can sign up for them here. In this latest newsletter we highlight four important articles/issues from the past few weeks: Demand Pres. Obama Protect Medicare Thank you to…
Read MoreAmerica Needs a Single Payer Health Care System
Even if Obama’s overhaul works as planned, there will still be 23 million Americans lacking health insurance in 2019. By Kay Tillow for OtherWorlds.org – More than a year after President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, our nation’s health care delivery and coverage remain the disgrace of the…
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