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Indiana IBEW Local Endorses HR 676
IBEW Local 725 has endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Local 725 is a construction local with jurisdiction in nine Indiana and six Illinois counties. R. Todd Thacker, Local 725 Business Manager, said: “Health care coverage continues to be a critical issue, either in finding coverage or dealing…
Read MoreNY Labor Council Urges AFL-CIO Convention to Endorse HR 676
The Troy Area Labor Council has submitted a resolution to the AFL-CIO September Convention, calling for the AFL-CIO to endorse HR 676 and to lobby against “… any fallback program of mandated insurance or public option plans which include the wasteful, for-profit insurance industry.” The Troy Council’s resolution also asks that “the AFL-CIO help organize…
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 MoreState Legislators Launch Effort to Push HR 676
A group of state legislators has initiated a nationwide effort to publish an Appeal to President Obama and members of the 111th Congress to support HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced in Congress by Representative John Conyers, Jr. and 75 co-sponsors. Twenty four state legislators, from 16 states, have sent a copy of the…
Read MoreSaratoga Springs backs universal healthcare, HR 676
By Andrew J. Bernstein for the Saratogian— After a vote Tuesday, the City Council threw its support behind universal health care, passing a resolution to back federal legislation to establish a new paradigm for medical insurance. If passed through Congress, the HR-676 will create a single-payer health care system administered by private entities and funded…
Read MorePortland IBEW Local Endorses HR 676
The 4,000 member IBEW Local 48 has voted to endorse HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). Dana Welty, Oregon Nurses Association, and Tom Leedham, IBT Local 206, made a joint presentation on HR 676 to the February membership meeting but the endorsement of HR 676 was tabled until the…
Read MoreUSW and CWA Locals Endorse Single-Payer, HR 676
Two more local unions in Oregon have endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). In McMinnville, Steelworkers Local 8378 endorsed HR 676 and submitted its resolution to the Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties Central Labor Council for consideration, reports Joseph Munger, President of the USW Local. In Portland, Communications…
Read MoreMassachusetts NEA Local Endorses HR 676
The Board of Directors of the Somerville Teachers Association (STA) has voted to endorse HR 676, single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). The Somerville Teachers Association, an affiliate of the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the National Education Association (NEA), voted at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 7th. The…
Read MoreMaine State Legislature Endorses HR 676
Both Houses of the Maine state legislature, on roll call votes, have endorsed a single payer healthcare system and HR 676. Separately, a just released poll conducted by the Maine Medical Society, shows that a majority of the state’s physicians support a single payer healthcare system. The HR 676 resolution and vote in Maine, follows…
Read MoreTwo California Labor Councils Endorse HR 676
Two more California Labor Councils have endorsed HR 676, single payer health care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). One hundred and twenty-five labor councils and/or area labor federations have now endorsed the Conyers legislation. More than fifty per cent of the labor councils in California have endorsed HR 676. In Merced, California, the…
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