Labor Councils in Oregon and California Endorse HR 676

 Labor Councils in Oregon and California Endorse HR 676

Labor Councils in Oregon and California Endorse HR 676

Two more central labor councils have passed resolutions endorsing HR 676,
single payer healthcare legislation introduced by John Conyers (D-MI).
One hundred and twenty-seven central labor councils have now endorsed HR
676.

In Salem, Oregon, the Marion, Polk & Yamhill Counties Central Labor
Council endorsed
HR 676, reports Joe Munger, a member of the Council and President of USW
Local 8378.

In Orange, California, the Orange County AFL-CIO Central Labor Council has
also endorsed HR 676, reports Marianne Monfils from the CSEA Orange Field
office.
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 519 union organizations in 49 states including
127 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
05/19/09