Posts Tagged ‘IATSE’
Stagehands Working for Single-Payer Health Care
By Marc Bussanich for LaborPress – The Affordable Health Care Act is two years old, and recently the Department of Health and Human Resources produced a report showing how the reforms enacted will save Americans enrolled in traditional Medicare about $3,500 over the next 10 years. But Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical…
Read MoreIATSE Locals in St. Louis, Boston & Sacramento Endorse HR 676
Three more IATSE local unions have endorsed HR 676, single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Stage Hands Local 6 in St. Louis, Stage Hands Local 11 in Boston and Local 50 in Sacramento all endorsed HR 676, reports Robert Score of IATSE Local 1 in New York City. Score is…
Read MoreThree IATSE Locals in Arizona and New York Endorse HR 676
Three local unions affiliated with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), AFL-CIO, have endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). In Phoenix, Bill Hennessy, Business Representative for IATSE Local 336, reports that the local is “sending a letter endorsing this bill (HR 676) to our senators and…
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