AFL-CIO SUPPORTS HEATLHCARE BILL

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka makes his case

Washington, D.C.--  After extensive deliberation with the AFL-CIO Executive Council, Richard Trumka is putting his support behind a bill that will revolutionize the lives of American working families.  Trumka says, "I strongly support and recommend  passage of the healthcare reform bill."  To see his message via youtube, click here.

This was not a decision we made casually because we know this bill is not perfect. But it is the best opportunity we have had in decades to begin fixing America’s broken health care system.

If you need proof this bill is worth fighting for, look no further than the swarm of insurance company lobbyists all over Capitol Hill trying to stop it!

Today, the labor community is asking you to join us and do everything you can to help pass this bill. Call your representative now: 1-877-3-AFLCIO and tell your representative to support the health care bill before Congress.

Together we have fought to improve this bill every day for more than a year, and our actions made it far better.

The president’s health care reform bill will:

*Immediately stop the worst greed-driven insurance company abuses—like denying care because of pre-existing conditions;
*Toughen penalties on employers that try to run from their responsibilities;
*Put the burden of paying for health care where it belongs—on the wealthy; and
*Get life-saving health coverage to 30 million more people.

This is our moment. We can’t miss this opportunity. The long-term health security that will result from this bill is the most important thing we can do for our future—for our children and their children.

Call your representative today: 1-877-3-AFLCIO, and tell your representative: Pass heath care reform!