Leo Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW) delivered this speech on May 18th in New York City at an event sponsored by the Central Labor Council and other progressive organizations.
Gerard's speech, is an important statement by the leader of America's largest industrial union.
A shortened version of the full speech was broadcast on the weekly radio show of AFSCME District Council 37 produced by Ken Nash on WNYE.
HR 676 has been endorsed by 141 union organizations including 24 central labor councils, two state AFL-CIO's (KY and PA), and two area labor federations.
Click here to hear the speech.
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Hi Charlie
We of the St. Louis chapter of SOAR have endorsed the "Health care for all" and it is long time overdue in this nation.
Few folks know that 18,000 folks per year die from lack of basic health coverage (ages 23 to 64 estimated by National Institute of Health and children and oldfolks not counted). Few know that we pay from 50 to 90% more for each prescription than does Europeans, Australians, Japanese and more.
Americans pay the most and get the least in terms of health care dollars than anyone else on the planet.
The savings alone from adopting this plan could extend benefits to all Americans
Time for a change. Alas, this sort of program was proposed before president Truman's time and very little work done since.
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