NYSUT reaffirms single payer support

600,000 member NYSUT reaffirms single payer support, calls for enactment
of HR 676

The New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) has reaffirmed support for
single payer health care. The reaffirmation, which was submitted by
Retiree Council 12, calls specifically for support for HR 676, Congressman
John Conyers’ Expanded and Improved Medicare for All legislation.

NYSUT is made up of more than 600,000 who work in, or are retired from,
New York’s schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities. NYSUT is a union
of classroom teachers, college and university faculty and professional
staff, school bus drivers, custodians, secretaries, cafeteria workers,
teacher assistants and aides, nurses and healthcare technicians.

NYSUT is a federation of more than 1,200 local unions. It is affiliated
with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the National Education
Association (NEA), and the AFL-CIO.

The NYSUT reaffirmation is available in full here
http://unionsforsinglepayer.org/union_endorsers Â at the link in #607.

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HR 676 would institute a single payer health care system by expanding a
greatly improved Medicare 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 (including oral surgery,
periodontics, endodontics), mental health, home health, physical therapy,
rehabilitation (including for substance abuse), vision care and
correction, hearing services including hearing aids, chiropractic, durable
medical equipment, palliative care, podiatric 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 48 co-sponsors in addition to Conyers.

HR 676 has been endorsed by 607 union organizations including 146 Central
Labor Councils/Area Labor Federations and 43 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, NJ, NY, NV,
MA, RI, NH, & ID).

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://unionsforsinglepayer.org

9/03/13