Pennsylvania Labor Council, Farm Workers (FLOC) & UE Local Endorse HR 676

 Pennsylvania Labor Council, Farm Workers (FLOC) & UE Local Endorse HR 676

Pennsylvania Labor Council, Farm Workers (FLOC) & UE Local Endorse HR 676

Altoona, PA  The Blair-Bedford Central Labor Council in Altoona, PA has
endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by
Congressman John Conyers (D-MI). The Blair-Bedford Labor Council is the
128 central labor council to endorse HR 676.

Toledo, OH  The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), which began
organizing farm workers in the 1970's, and is the second largest farm
workers union organization in the U.S. has also endorsed the Conyers
legislation.

Valencia, CA  UE Local 1004, which represents more than 500 ancillary
staff working in a community based non-profit hospital, has also endorsed
HR 676 writing to Conyers that "We understand both as  health care
providers and as patients that NOW is the time for bold action.  Single
payer health care is both an economic and a moral necessity."   #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 78 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 523 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
06/10/09