Single-Payer Support Monitor
Union Endorsers of H.R. 676
International, National, and Regional Examples
Plus links to state, local groups:
The list below … and the two lists of state and local groups, AL-MT and NE-WY, provide examples from the total number of hundreds of union groups supporting H.R. 676. Links to more information has been added. The total number of union groups is steady growing to the goal of having a 1000 or more.
Union Groups Endorsing Single-Payer: National and International
| National and International Union Groups |
Notes |
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American Federation of Musicians (AFM) |
97th Convention, June 2007 United States and Canada; web site; over 400 locals with over 40,000 members |
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) |
1.3 million members Largest union of secretarial and clerical workers; largest union of social workers; largest union of correction officers (75,000); more than 325,000 health care and hospital workers; more than 100,000 school employees. And largest union of highway employees, mental health workers, inspectors, employment counselors, park and recreation workers, and many other occupations. – from an AFSCME web site |
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Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU)
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National Convention, May 2006 |
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Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW)
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National Convention, Oct. 2003 |
| International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) |
Upper Marlboro, MD |
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) — Minority Caucus |
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International Federation of Professional &
Technical Engineers (IFPTE) web site |
“… more than 75,000 men and women in professional, technical, administrative and associated occupations.” –
(from about page) “… consistent with Resolution Number 12, which calls for our union to ‘reaffirm its support for a universal or single-payer health care system,’ and was passed unanimously in 2006 at the 55th IFPTE Convention. – from news release (pdf)) |
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International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU)
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San Francisco, CA, International Convention, May, 2006
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National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
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International Union, Washington, DC |
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National Education Association (NEA)
(web site) |
“On behalf of the National Education Association’s (NEA) 3.2 million members, we would like to express our support for the United States National Health Insurance Act (H.R. 676). …” — from NEA’s March 2007 letter which updates the NEA’s endorsement of H.R. 676, as posted at the NEA Legislative Action Center web pages. |
| National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC), as per California Nurses Association web site |
Singlepayer.com will get you to the single-payer advocacy web site of this nurses’ union(s). |
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Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU web site) |
” … was chartered in 1945 and represents over 125,000 employees in both the private and public sectors, we’re one of the larger unions of the AFL-CIO.” (from homepage) |
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Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (SMWIA web site) |
” … represents 150,000 skilled craftpersons in the unionized sheet metal industry throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.” (from homepage) |
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United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States & Canada (UA) |
International Convention, August 9, 2006 |
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United Automobile Workers (UAW)
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International Union Convention, June 2006 |
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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE) |
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United Transportation Union (UTU)
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National Legislative Committee for the Tenth Quadrennial Constitutional Convention |
Union Groups Endorsing Single-Payer: Regional, Multiple States
Special note: I titled this “Regional, Multiple States” because I am not an expert on whether or not a group considers themselves to be “regional” or “local.” These lists are simply my grouping of the organizations. If there is a better way to group them, then perhaps that presentation will be found elsewhere.
| Regional Union Groups |
Notes |
| AFL-CIO Maryland State and District of Columbia |
Annapolis, MD |
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American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), Chicago/Midwest Region |
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 62 |
representing public employees in Indiana and Kentucky, October, 2005. |
| International Association of Machinists District 26 |
Connecticut & Rhode Island |
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UNITE HERE, Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board, Chicago, IL |
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| United Steelworkers Local 675 |
Carson, CA representing workers in Southern California and Nevada |
| United Steelworkers (USW) Region X |
Spring Conference, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, March 2006. |
| Unified Union Partners, made up of union presidents from VISN 4 (Veterans Integrated Service Network) |
includes 10 Veterans Administration hospitals and several VA community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) in PA, Wilmington, DE, and Clarksburg, WV. |
| United Steelworkers Regional Council |
Attendees from 11 western states, AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, Sept. 10, 2007
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Links to Union Groups: State, Local
Union Endorsers in Alabama through Montana
Union Endorsers in Nebraska through Wyoming
Union Groups Who MIGHT Become Endorsers
| National and International Union Groups |
Notes |
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Service Employees International Union (SEIU web site) |
” (has) 2 million members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.” (from homepage) In June 2008 the SEIU attendees supposedly passed Convention Resolution 105B regarding health care. This resolution included the support of H.R. 676. I wanted to post a link to the text of the resolution when it became available. However, the communication of the resolution has not been available, despite repeated telephone conversation requests by me to national and local levels, including to Local 1199. |
Note about the complete list:
I’ve tried to format this list and organize it in a useful way for your convenience, but keep in mind that these lists are not the complete lists of union group endorsers. If you do not find a specific union group of interest, you will need to go to the current list that will be displayed at the “All Unions Committee for Single Payer Health Care” web site (« which will be linked here when the web site is available).
Total Number of Union Groups
Status: the following totals are as of 11-18-2008. If you are want on-going updates, contact the All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care. See Sources, below.
- HR 676 has been endorsed by 474 union organizations in 49 states
- including
- 117 Central Labor Councils and Area Labor Federations and
- 39 state AFL-CIOs (AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, MA, ME, MD-DC, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV & WY).
- including
Sources
Updates for the Union Groups Which Support Single Payer are provided by:
Kay Tillow
All Unions Committee For Single Payer Health Care–HR 676
c/o Nurses Professional Organization (NPO)
1169 Eastern Parkway, Suite 2218
Louisville, KY 40217
(502) 636-1551
Kay Tillow’s email: Editor@UnionsForSinglePayerHR676.org
A website is being started up related to Kay’s efforts. Kay will be able to use that website to maintain the current list of union groups which support H.R. 676.