Two California Labor Councils Endorse HR 676

From Kay Tillow of Unions for Single Payer HR676:

Two California Labor Councils Endorse HR 676

Two more central labor councils in California have endorsed HR 676, single
payer healthcare legislation introduced by Congressman John Conyers
(D-MI).

One hundred and twenty-three labor councils and Area Labor Federations
have now endorsed the single payer legislation.

Rose Roach, from the California School Employees Association (CSEA), was
instrumental in getting the endorsement of HR 676 from the San Joaquin and
Calaveras Counties Central Labor Council in Stockton and the Stanislaus
and Tuolumne Counties Central Labor Council in Modesto. #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 66 co-sponsors in addition to Conyers...

HR 676 has been endorsed by 495 union organizations in 49 states including
123 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
03/22/09