Fighting for Health Care for All in the Age of Trump
The National Single Payer Strategy Conference in New York City this past January 13-15 opened with a demonstration in front of Trump Tower and closed with a march on Wall Street. Conference sponsors also announced the launching of the Campaign for Guaranteed Healthcare to give voice and shape to the new spirit of activism that […]
Read More...Archive | February, 2017
Campaign for Guaranteed Healthcare Launched
Our country is at a critical crossroads: we cannot afford to go further down the road of poor access paid for by high and rising costs, and we won’t stand by while Medicare is voucherized, Medicaid is block-granted, the Veterans Administration privatized, and public support for workers’ and low-income peoples’ healthcare is cut. Instead, we […]
Read More...New LCSP Briefing Paper: Multi-Employer Plans, Taft-Hartley Funds & Single Payer Healthcare
Unions often participate in multi-employer plans and Taft-Hartley health and welfare funds to provide healthcare coverage for their members. These plans often provide some of the best healthcare available to working class Americans, especially for workers in temporary jobs and jobs with irregular hours, multiple employers and/or low wages. This briefing paper shows how a […]
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