IATSE Convention Nears, Locals Keep Endorsing HR 676

 IATSE Convention Nears, Locals Keep Endorsing HR 676

IATSE Convention Nears, Locals Keep Endorsing HR 676

In preparation for the upcoming International Convention this July, twelve
more IATSE local unions have endorsed HR 676, national single payer health
care legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).

Robert Score, Recording Corresponding Secretary of IATSE Local One in New
York City, who is coordinating the effort to win his International Union's
endorsement of HR 676, reports that these local unions have endorsed HR
676 and submitted their resolutions to the upcoming convention:  Local 3
(Pittsburgh), Local 5 (Cincinnati), Local 7 (Denver), Local 8
(Philadelphia), Local 16 (San Francisco), Local 18 (Milwaukee), Local 22
(Washington, DC), Local 33 (Los Angeles), Local 46 (Nashville), Local 127
(Dallas), Local 284 (Wilmington, DE), Local 417 (Raleigh).

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture
Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts, founded over a century ago,
represents over 110,000 members in the entertainment and related
industries.  #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 82 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 535 union organizations in 49 states including
128 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
06/14/09