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10/28/2009

Wisconsin Union Members Call on Congress to Act!

Sara and annie 3 As of yesterday, Wisconsin union members have made 1,644 phone calls and written 12,349 letters to Congress on the issue of health care reform.  If you haven’t participated recently, what are you waiting for?  The number to call is:

1-877-323-5246


It is worth repeating what our expectations are.  Wisconsin working families are calling for immediate health care reform which:

•    Includes a public health insurance option
•    Requires all employers to pay their fair share
•    Rejects new taxes that would hurt working families

Our next official Day of Action is on November 5, but the phone line is open today and every day until meaningful reform becomes law! 

(Photo: Annie Wacker, Vice President of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council and Sara Rogers, Executive Vice President of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO writing letters to Senator Herb Kohl about health insurance reform.  Photo Credit: Justin Geiger.) 

Posted at 04:04 PM in Health Care, Take Action! |

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