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 Thank you! Your efforts have led to
some progress in House healthcare reform legislation in
Washington D.C. On Thursday, Oct. 29, Speaker of the House Nancy
Pelosi released a fiscally responsible and progressive
healthcare reform bill that brings America's families closer to
affordable, quality healthcare.
Pelosi's bill is a big
step towards the kind of healthcare reform that America needs
and includes many provisions favorable to working families,
including a Public Option Plan and an Employer Mandate, and it
does not tax our benefits. Such provisions will keep insurance
companies honest and provide competition to drive down costs,
and require employers to act responsibly and provide insurance
for employees.
But, our work is not over. We must
continue to remind Congress, specifically the Senate, about the
three key elements of healthcare reform that must be made law.
We need:
- A government-run Public Plan
Option that provides competition with private insurance
companies to keep them honest
- An Employer-mandate ("Pay or Play") that
requires employers to provide workers with health insurance or
pay a penalty to fund the Public Plan.
- Absolutely no taxation of our
union negotiated benefits.
On Thursday, Nov.
5, the TWU in conjunction with all AFL-CIO affiliates is holding
a National Sticker-Up and Call to Congress Day. Join in this
effort across the country by wearing "healthcare reform band-aid
stickers," and making calls to Congress demanding urgent action
on health care reform. Check with your local president to get a
sticker.
CLICK TO CALL
Congress and demand urgent action on healthcare
reform.
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TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION
OF AMERICA AFL-CIO
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NEW YORK, NY, 10019
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212-265-4537 FAX
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