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Single Payer Bill Introduced to US Senate
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May 20, 2011
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) introduced a bill last week to bring a Medicare like system of single payer insurance to all Americans.
Frontier Workers Raise Key Issues at Shareholders Meeting
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May 20, 2011
Attached is a press release issued after almost 50 CWA members rallied at the Frontier Shareholders meeting on May 12 in Stamford Conn.
Stop Verizon's Attack on Union Jobs!
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May 19, 2011
Since our last contract, we?ve lost 15,000 CWA jobs in the Verizon East footprint, from 48,000 jobs down to 34,000. That?s not because of the economy or because Verizon?s not profitable. It?s because management has a very deliberate strategy to shrink the number of union jobs at Verizon.
Republicans Backing off Plan to Privatize Medicare
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May 19, 2011
After passing a bill to privatize Medicare only a month ago, Republican congressmen are already distancing themselves from the plan.
Republican Senator Says Universal Health Care means "Slavery" for US Doctors
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May 19, 2011
Last week Republican Senator Rand Paul made a bizarre pronouncement during a committee hearing that if people have a right to health care it would mean "slavery" for doctors and nurses