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Join the Young Trade Unionists for our next General Meeting on Monday, November 1, 2010 at 7pm. The location is 2701 W. Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230. At this meeting we will discuss the upcoming general election. We will also discuss a single payer option with Margaret Flowers who represents Physicians for a National Health [...]
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In an historic vote more than 60 years in the making, the House of Representatives late last night voted to approve (219-211) what AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka calls a ”momentous step toward comprehensive health care.”
The bill survived a $100 million lie-and-distortion campaign by Big Insurance to kill it-the same kind of tactics these groups have [...]
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“BLOCKING HEALTHCARE REFORM IS A CRIME!”: As health insurance lobbyists holed up in the Ritz-Carlton behind dozens of police in riot gear, thousands of healthcare activists surrounded the downtown DC hotel yesterday in a peaceful but pointed demonstration of anger and support for healthcare reform, sponsored by Health Care for America NOW (HCAN). The entire [...]
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After two weeks of uncertainty following the Massachusetts senate election, Congressional leaders have signaled their commitment to getting health care reform done right this year.
House and Senate leaders are working on a two bill strategy:
o A corrections bill considered and passed under reconciliation rules in the Senate, then
o House passage of the Senate legislation approved [...]
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All this week our Labor Leaders have been in talk with President Barack Obama, U.S. Senators, and our Congressman, so that they can reach a deal on the Cadillac Tax in reference to Health Care. The question is have they came up with something comparable for the working people. Here are some of the highlights [...]
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As the time boils down to Health Care Reform, the American people must stay on track and make sure that we receive real reform. We must become educated on the issues, and read every line with a fine eye. Become informed about the issue and compare the two bills from the House and Senate. Which [...]
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