Unions Supporting HR 676 (Conyers) United States National Health Insurance Act
HR 676, the United States National Health Insurance Act, has been endorsed by more than 240 union organizations in 40 states, including 17 state AFL-CIOs and 61 Central Labor Councils and Area Labor Federations.
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State AFL-CIOs
- Connecticut AFL-CIO
- Delaware AFL-CIO
- Florida AFL-CIO
- Kentucky AFL-CIO
- Ohio AFL-CIO
- Minnesota AFL-CIO
- Missouri AFL-CIO
- North Carolina AFL-CIO
- North Dakota AFL-CIO
- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
- South Carolina AFL-CIO
- South Dakota AFL-CIO
- Washington AFL-CIO
- West Virginia AFL-CIO
- Wisconsin AFL-CIO
- Wyoming AFL-CIO
- Vermont AFL-CIO
International, National, and State Unions and Labor Organizations
- California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee
- Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
- Coalition of Labor Union Women
- International Longshore & Warehouse Union
- Maine's Building and Construction Trades Council
- Massachusetts Nurses Association
- Nurses Professional Organization, Kentucky
- National Association of Letter Carriers International Union
- National Education Association
- New York Professional Nurses Union
- New York State Nurses Association
- Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals
- United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States & Canada
- United Auto Workers International Union
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Regional and Local Unions and Labor Organizations
- Albany Central Federation of Labor, Albany, NY
- Allegheny County Labor Council, Pittsburgh, PA
- Amalgamated Lithographers of America, Graphic Communications
Conference/IBT Local 1L, New Jersey
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1589, Long Beach, CA
- Amalgamated Transit Union Local 825, River Edge, NJ
- American Federation of Government Employees Local 2779, Gainesville, FL
- American Federation of Government Employees Local 2028, Pittsburgh, PA
- American Federation of Musicians Local 1000, New York, NY
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 62, Indiana and Kentucky
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Retiree Chapter 36, Los Angeles, CA
- American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees District Council 37, New York, NY
- American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, District Council 37 Retirees, New York, NY
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1549, New York, NY
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Chapter 1184, Retirees, Sub-Chapter 109, Northwest Ohio
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 2629, Louisville, KY
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 5, St. Paul, MN
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Retired Public Employees’ Council of Washington, Washington Chapter 10
- American Federation of Teachers Local 2334, Professional Staff Congress-CUNY, New York, NY
- American Guild of Musical Artists, Chicago/Midwest Region
- American Postal Workers Union, Michigan State
- Ashtabula Labor Council, Ashtabula, OH
- Ashtabula AFL-CIO Retiree Council, Ashtabula, OH
- Austin Central Labor Council, Austin, Texas
- Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council, Beaver, PA
- Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, Paramus, NJ
- Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, Retirees Council, Paramus, NJ
- Boulder Area Labor Council, Boulder, CO
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen, Ohio State Legislative Board, Rail Conference, IBT, Columbus, OH
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Division 4, Rail Conference, IBT, Toledo, OH
- Building and Construction Trades Council of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
- Burlington County Central Labor Union, Riverside, NJ
- Butler County United Labor Council, Butler, PA
- California State Pipe Trades Council, United Association, Sacramento, CA
- Champlain Valley Labor Council, Burlington, VT
- CIRSU, New York, NY
- Coalition of Labor Union Women Philadelphia Chapter, Philadelphia, PA
- Coalition of Labor Union Women Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA
- Central Maine Labor Council, Waterville, ME
- Central New Mexico Labor Council, Albuquerque, NM
- Central New York Labor Council, Utica, NY
- Central Trades & Labor Council, Cape Girardeau, MO
- Cincinnati Labor Council
- Cleveland Federation of Labor, Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland Retiree Council, AFL-CIO, Cleveland, OH
- Cleveland Painters District Council 6 Retiree Council, Cleveland, OH
- Communications Workers of America Local 3310, Louisville, KY
- Communications Workers of America Local 6355, Missouri State Workers Union
- Communications Workers of America Local 1180, New York, NY
- Community Action Program, Southern Indiana, United Automobile Workers
- Community Action Program, 3rd & 4th Areas, Kentucky, United Automobile Workers
- Dayton, Springfield, Sidney, Miami Valley Regional Labor Council, Dayton, OH
- Detroit A. Phillip Randolph Institute, Detroit, MI
- District Council #4 of the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades
- Duluth, MN Central Labor Body
- Electrical Workers Minority Caucus, IBEW
- Essex-West Hudson Labor Council, Newark, NJ
- Florida State Alliance for Retired Americans
- Graphic Communications Conference/IBT Local 619,, Louisville, KY
- Greater Bangor Area Central Labor Council, Bangor, ME
- Greater Glens Falls Central Labor Council, Glens Falls, NY
- Greater Lansing Labor Council, Lansing, MI
- Greater Louisville Building & Construction Trades Council, Louisville, KY
- Greater Louisville Central Labor Council, Louisville, KY
- Greater Madison County Federation of Labor, Granite City, IL
- Greater St. Louis Labor Council, St. Louis, MO
- Greater Westmoreland County Labor Council, Greensburg, PA
- Harrisburg Region Central Labor Council, Harrisburg, PA
- Hawkeye Labor Council, Cedar Rapids, IA
- Hudson County Central Labor Council, Jersey City, NJ
- Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation, Newburgh, NY
- Independent State Store Union, Harrisburg, PA
- International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees Local 524, Glens Falls-Saratoga, NY
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Theatrical Protective Union Local One, Artists and Allied Crafts, New York City, Westchester and Putnam Counties
- International Association of Machinists Local Lodge 794, Albuquerque, NM
- International Association of Machinists Local Lodge 141 Detroit, MI
- International Association of Machinists District Lodge 112, Jacksonville, FL
- International Association of Machinists Lodge 721, Jacksonville, FL
- International Association of Machinists Pittsburgh Airman Lodge 1044, Pittsburgh, PA
- International Association of Machinists District 160, Washington State Machinist Council, Seattle, WA
- International Association of Machinists Lodge 1145, Selkirk and DeWitt, NY
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 1, Denver, CO
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2327, Augusta, ME
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2222, Boston, MA
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2323, Cranston, RI
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2326, Essex Junction, VT
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2313, Hanover, MA
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2320, Manchester, NH
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2322, Middleboro, MA
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2321, North Andover, MA
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2325, Northborough, MA
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2324, Springfield, MA
- International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 17, Seattle, WA
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 547, Detroit, MI
- Jackson/Hillsdale Counties Central Labor Council, Jackson, MI
- Jefferson County Teachers’ Association, NEA, Louisville, KY
- Kentucky Jobs with Justice, Louisville, KY
- Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 327, August, ME
- Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 576, Louisville, KY
- Laborers’ International Union Retirees Council, Local 576, Louisville, KY
- Lorain County Federation of Labor, Lorain, OH
- Massachusetts State CAP Council, UAW
- Mercer County Central Labor Council, Mercer County, NJ
- Metropolitan Detroit Central Labor Council
- Michigan State AFL-CIO Women's Council
- Middlesex County Labor Council, North Brunswick, NJ
- Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, St Paul, MN
- Monroe/Lenawee County AFL-CIO Council, Monroe, MI
- National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians Local 21, CWA, Albany, NY
- National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 104, Lawrence, KS
- National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 84, Pittsburgh, PA
- National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 82, Portland, OR
- National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 3126, Royal Oak, MI
- North Bay Labor Council, Santa Rosa, CA
- North Central Florida Central Labor Council, Gainesville, FL
- North Florida Central Labor Council, Jacksonville, FL
- Northeastern Oklahoma Central Labor Council, Tulsa, OK
- Northern Kentucky Central Labor Council, Covington, KY
- Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor, Hammond, IN
- North West Washington Central Labor Council, Bellingham, WA
- Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans
- Organization of Staff Analysts, New York, NY
- Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical, Energy International Union, Local 5-2002, Louisville, KY
- Passaic Central Labor Council, Clifton, NJ
- Pima Area Labor Federation, Tucson, AZ
- Plumbers Local 295, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Daytona Beach, FL
- Plumbers Local 17, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Memphis, TN
- Plumbers and Pipefitters, United Association Local 9, Englishtown, NJ
- Plumbers and Pipefitters, United Association Local 409, San Luis Obispo, CA
- Plumbers and Pipefitters, United Association Local 630, West Palm Beach, FL
- Plumbers, Pipefitters and Service Technicians Local 502, United Association of Journeymen and
Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Louisville, KY
- Plumbers & Steamfitters, United Association Local Union 136, Evansville, IN
- Plumbers and Steamfitters, United Association Local 50, Northwood, OH
- Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Refrigeration Fitters, Local 393, San Jose, CA
- Plumbers and Steamfitters, United Association Local 188, Savannah, GA
- Public Employees Federation/encon, Albany Steward Council, Professional, Scientific and Technical employees at the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY.
- Retirees Club of Local 848 of the United Auto Workers
- Rochester and Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, Rochester, NY and Wayne, Ontario
- Rochester and Vicinity Labor Council, Rochester, NY
- San Bernardino/Riverside Counties Central Labor Council, Riverside, CA
- San Francisco Central Labor Council, San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco Web Pressmen & Prepress Workers Union Local 4N, IBT/Graphic Communications Conference
- Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council, San Jose, CA
- Savannah Regional Central Labor Council
- Service Employees International Union, Local 73, Chicago, IL
- Service Employees International Union District 1199P, Harrisburg, PA
- Service Employees International Union Local 668, Harrisburg, PA
- Service Employees International Union Local 3, Pittsburgh, PA
- Service Employees International Union United Healthcare Workers East, DC, MD, MA, and NY
- Sheet Metal Workers, Local 36, St. Louis, MO
- Smith County Central Labor Council
- Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, Albany, NY
- South Bay Labor Council, San Jose, CA
- South Central Federation of Labor, Madison, WI
- Southeast Missouri Building and Construction Trades Council, Cape Girardeau, MO
- Southern Maine Labor Council, Portland, ME
- Southwestern Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council, Collinsville, IL
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 20-20, Aliquippa, PA
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 9-36 F 5, Cape Coral, FL
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 31-9, Chicago, IL
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 36-1, Gadsden, AL
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 36-2, Gardendale, AL
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 9-UR 1, Harvest, AL
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 9-UR 7, Hickman, KY
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter Local 200 Retirees, Iuka, MS
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 9-ABG 1, Kingsport, TN
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees, Ohio State Conference
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 30-18, Plymouth, Indiana
- Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 11-3, St. Louis, MO
- St. Joe Valley Project Jobs with Justice, South Bend, IN
- Texas Alliance for Retired Americans
- Texas State Employees Union Local 6186, Communications Workers of America,
Austin, TX
- Third District of the Missouri Nurses Association
- Toledo Area AFL-CIO Council, Toledo, OH
- Toledo Area Jobs with Justice, Toledo, OH
- Transport Workers Union Local 264, New York, NY
- Tri-County Council of Labor, Henderson, KY
- Troy Area Labor Council, Troy, NY
- UNITE HERE, Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board, Chicago, IL
- United Auto Workers Local 1155, Birmingham, AL
- United Auto Workers Local 2164, Bowling Green, KY
- United Auto Workers Local 2320, Chicago, IL
- United Auto Workers Local 2322, Holyoke, MA
- United Auto Workers Local 6000, Michigan State Employees, Lansing, MI
- United Auto Workers Local 6000, State of Michigan Employees, Region 1A, Retiree Chapter
- United Auto Workers Local Union 1183, Newark
- United Auto Workers Local 544, Fisher Body, West Mifflin, PA
- United Electrical Workers, Local 506, Erie, PA
- United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County, Reading, PA
- United Steelworkers, District 7, Sub-District 4, Northern Indiana
- United Steelworkers Local 6787, Burns Harbor, IN
- United Steelworkers Local 675, Carson, CA
- United Steelworkers Local 314, Detroit, MI
- United Steelworkers Local 389, Detroit, MI
- United Steelworkers Local 995, Follansbee, WV
- United Steelworkers Local 1693, Louisville, KY
- United Steelworkers Local 9491, Hamburg, MI
- United Steelworkers Local 829, Owosso, MI
- United Steelworkers Local 12775, Portage, IN
- United Steelworkers Local 2-591, Riverview, MI
- United Steelworkers Local 176, Rochester, MI
- United Steelworkers Local 5668, Ravenswood, WV
- United Steelworkers Local 2659, Southgate, MI
- United Steelworkers Local 196, Trenton, MI
- United Steelworkers Local 1375, Warren, OH
- United Steelworkers Local 8498, Winston-Salem, NC
- United Steelworkers Region X
- Unified Union Partners, union presidents from Veterans Integrated Service Network, Veterans Administration hospitals and clinics, PA, Wilmington, DE, and Clarksburg, WV
- United University Professions, Local 2190 AFT, New York State United Teachers, Albany, NY
- Washington Alliance of Technology Workers, CWA Local 37083, Seattle, WA
- Wabash Valley Central Labor Council, Terre Haute, IN
- Washington-Orange-Lamoille Labor Council, Montpelier, VT
- Washington State Alliance for Retired Americans
- West Central Florida Federation of Labor, Tampa, FL
- West Virginia Brooke-Hancock Central Labor Council, Newell, WV
- Western Connecticut Central Labor Council, Waterbury, CT
- Western Kentucky AFL-CIO Area Council, Paducah, KY
- White River Central Labor Council, Bloomington, IN
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Notable Quote:
“All the other candidates’ proposals for so-called universal health care involve keeping insurance companies in the picture and are about subsidizing them by forcing people who can’t afford health care now to buy insurance. . . The president of the united states should not be an insurance salesman.”
-Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Co-Author of HR 676
Did you know?
Half of all personal bankruptcies and one third
of all credit card debt is caused by illness or medical bills.
From 2000 to 2006, health insurance premiums rose
by 87%, compared to an aggregate increase in workers' income of
just 15%.
Over 30% of every healthcare dollar is spent on administrative overhead in private insurance compared to just 3.2% in Medicare administrative costs.
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