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Sustaining the Movement for the 99%
Statement by the Steering Committee of the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer

This autumn has been witness to an extraordinary moment in American history as the Occupy Wall Street movement swept the nation and gave voice to a widespread anger at corporate greed and raging inequality. With winter approaching, and more and more cities sending police to physically assault and clear out their outdoor encampments, it is time to take stock of the achievements and prospects of this movement.

From the start, the Labor Campaign for Single Payer has stood with the 99%. Our fight to win healthcare as a human right for everyone in America is part of this movement. Our victory depends on this movement becoming powerful enough to defeat the 1% who treat the people's health as just another source of profit and whose control of the political process stymies any real efforts at reform.

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Healthcare in the Cross Hairs

The Occupy Wall Street movement has struck a deep chord with working people everywhere. Fed up with corporate greed and raging inequality, tens of thousands of Americans have participated in hundreds of occupations in cities around the country and have inspired a global movement against injustice. Many unions have embraced the movement and are working to mobilize their members in support.

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AFL-CIO Welcomes Labor Campaign for Single Payer

Calling single-payer "the only way to cure the healthcare problem," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka welcomed delegates to the Labor Campaign for Single Payer National Meeting at the AFL-CIO in Washington, DC on Friday, June 3. Representatives Conyers, McDermott and Kucinich also addressed the meeting and Senator Bernie Sanders wrote to thank the Labor Campaign for its "hard work in keeping this issue in the forefront of labor’s agenda."

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