Labor Councils in Tennessee, Texas and Minnesota Endorse HR 676

Labor Councils in Tennessee, Texas and Minnesota Endorse HR 676

Labor Councils in Tennessee, Texas and Minnesota Endorse HR 676

Four central labor councils in Tennessee, Texas and Minnesota have
endorsed HR 676, single payer healthcare legislation introduced by
Congressman John Conyers (D-MI).

One hundred and thirty four central labor councils and area labor
federations have now endorsed HR 676

In Tennessee, the Central Labor Council of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
has endorsed HR 676, reports Council President Lewis Beck.

In Texas, the Tarrant County Central Labor Council in North Richland Hills
and the Webb County Central Labor Council in Laredo also endorsed HR 676.
William Koehn, President of the Webb County Central Labor Council, reports
that UTU Local 1670, his own local union, has also endorsed HR 676.

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation
endorsed HR 676 and submitted its resolution to the AFL-CIO Convention.  
Both Texas labor councils have also submitted their resolutions to the
AFL-CIO Convention.

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 86 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 566 union organizations in 49 states including
134 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
09/08/09