Join us for a discussion on the importance of the ACA’s Section 1332 (State Innovation Waivers) to open up access to those currently excluded the ACA in the short run. A 1332 waiver is also required for any California initiative to create an improved Medicare for all.
Events
January General Membership Meeting
Join Labor United for Universal Healthcare as we ring in the new year with our first meeting of 2016! We will have lots to do and plan for in the coming year.
Health Care Issues for Unions Course at LATTC
How unions negotiate health benefits could be significantly affected by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This two-Saturday class offers union officers, staff, stewards and activists a clear understanding of the changing healthcare landscape here in California.
December General Membership Meeting
Join us for a special presentation by Darrin Thompson, Organizer with the Communications Workers of America, District 9, who will give a presentation focusing on the negative health impacts of the TPP and how its passage would effect future health and environmental outcomes for people and the planet.
November General Membership Meeting
Join us for a special presentation by Betzabel Estudillo on historic and institutional racism in the form of housing segregation, employment discrimination, unequal wages, and exclusion from programs due to immigration status has created persistent inequalities that lead to poorer health outcomes in communities of color.
National Single Payer Strategy Conference
Join Labor Campaign for Single Payer, Healthcare Now!, One Payer States, and Physicians for a National Health Program as single payer activists from around the country converge on the Windy City for a weekend training, education, and inspiration!
August General Membership Meeting
Join us on Thursday, August 6, 2015, 10:00 a.m. – Noon, for our General Membership meeting.
Medicare Turns 50!
Join us on July 30, 2015: Medicare: As American as Apple Pie.
Garden Party Fundraiser Tickets Available Now!
We’re holding our our fourth Annual Labor United for Universal Healthcare Garden Party to grow the single payer movement.
Fight Chained CPI With a Human Chain
Defending the social safety net we already have is critical if we’re going to move forward and expand our system to provide healthcare for all
Recent News
Labor’s Power and the Medicare for All Struggle
A recent article from Truthout emphasizes the critical need to make "links to labor struggles by health care workers — and bringing unions into the...
California Governor Hopefuls Debate Single Payer Healthcare
Recent Resources
Resources for SB 562
Below are links to PDFs of frequently-requested resources for SB 562. Not seeing what you're looking for, email us and we'll track it down! For Labor:...
Proposition 186: California Health Security Act (1994)
Multiemployer Plans, Taft-Hartley Funds, and Single Payer Healthcare
Healthcare in California is More Than 70% Publicly Funded
How a Medicare for All, Single Payer Program Can Ease the Mental Health Crisis
Recent Events
Medicare For All Weekend of Action
Join healthcare justice activists for a statewide weekend of action for Medicare for All.
Healthcare for All Is in Danger