Watch Robert Reich’s two-minute video, “The Big Picture: The Medicare Solution.”
News
Martin Luther King Day Flyer Ready for Distribution!
As part of our annual Martin Luther King Day Campaign, Labor United for Universal Healthcare developed the 2014 Martin Luther King (MLK) flyer (bilingual).
The Working Poor and Access to Healthcare
What number of the working poor have employer-provided health care? How do these workers access healthcare?
Bernie Sanders Introduces Single Payer Bill in U.S. Senate
On December 9, Senator Bernie Sanders (I., VT) introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to provide healthcare to everyone in America through a single-payer, Medicare-for-All system.
General Colin Powell Calls for Universal Healthcare in the U.S.
General Colin Powell, former Secretary of State and long time Republican, calls for a universal health care solution.
Walmart Wages Hurt America
Walmart is America’s largest low-wage private-sector employer and as such, significant numbers of their employees are forced to seek government assistance to feed their families or obtain healthcare.
New Beginning, New Partnership
On Friday, September 27, Labor United for Universal Healthcare Chair Lenny Potash joined with dozens of single payer organizations and advocates in Oakland to explore the next steps to achieve single payer healthcare in California.
AFL-CIO Convention Delegates Approve Resolutions on Healthcare
Delegates from AFL-CIO member unions voted to approve two resolutions regarding expanding Medicare and improving the ACA.
Let's Talk About Healthcare - And We DON'T Mean the ACA
Deborah Burger, RN, co-president of the California Nurses Association and a leader in the healthcare justice movement, is lifting the banner of sustainable, secure, and just healthcare healthcare.
Playing for His Life: Legendary Surf Rock Guitarist Dick Dale Continues to Tour Because of Medical Expenses
Dale isn’t about to drive cross-country with his wife, Lana — herself in chronic pain due to multiple sclerosis — because he craves money to live high on the hog. He’s doing it to pay for medical patches and pouches so he can change his colostomy bag more frequently than insurance will allow.
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