IATSE Locals in St. Louis, Boston & Sacramento Endorse HR 676

> IATSE 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 an outspoken advocate for HR 676 and is leading an effort
> to have
> the IATSE international union endorse the Conyers bill at the union's
> convention this July. #30#
>
> HR 676 would institute a single payer health care system by
> expanding a
> greatly improved Medicare system to everyone residing in the U. S.
>
> HR 676 would cover every person for all necessary medical care
> including
> prescription drugs, hospital, surgical, outpatient services,
> primary and
> preventive care, emergency services, dental, mental health, home
> health,
> physical therapy, rehabilitation (including for substance abuse),
> vision
> care, hearing services including hearing aids, chiropractic, durable
> medical equipment, palliative care, and long term care.
>
> HR 676 ends deductibles and co-payments. HR 676 would save
> hundreds of
> billions annually by eliminating the high overhead and profits of the
> private health insurance industry and HMOs.
>
> In the current Congress, HR 676 has 75 co-sponsors in addition to
> Conyers.
> Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced SB 703, a single
> payer bill
> in the Senate.
>
> HR 676 has been endorsed by 512 union organizations in 49 states
> including
> 125 Central Labor Councils and Area Labor Federations and 39 state
> AFL-CIO's (KY, PA, CT, OH, DE, ND, WA, SC, WY, VT, FL, WI, WV, SD,
> NC, MO,
> MN, ME, AR, MD-DC, TX, IA, AZ, TN, OR, GA, OK, KS, CO, IN, AL, CA,
> AK, MI,
> MT, NE, NY, NV & MA).
>
> For further information, a list of union endorsers, or a sample
> endorsement resolution, contact:
>
> Kay Tillow
> All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care--HR 676
> c/o Nurses Professional Organization (NPO)
> 1169 Eastern Parkway, Suite 2218
> Louisville, KY 40217
> (502) 636 1551
> Email: nursenpo@aol.com
> http://unionsforsinglepayerHR676.org
> 04/23/09
>