CWA Leads Fight for Fair Health Care Reform

CWA President Larry Cohen and other union presidents have been in marathon discussions at the White House this week to find a fair way to finance health care reform.

Cohen and leaders from about 10 unions plus the AFL-CIO and Change to Win met with President Obama and White House staff several times this week, with sessions lasting for many hours and past midnight. 

Cohen and CWA have been leading the fight for fair health care reform, working with members of Congress, some employers and organizations and coalitions that understand that the proposed tax would increase costs and cut benefits for working and middle income Americans.  

More than any other union, CWA's leadership has really pushed this issue in the mainstream and online media, on Capitol Hill, and in building coalitions. CWAers made tens of thousands of phone calls, wrote personal letters and met with their members of Congress and staff in both Washington, D.C. and district offices. This work was made possible through the Health Care Strategic Industry Fund, which enabled CWA to train field activists who carried out our critical mobilization program.

This week alone, more than 2,000 calls were made to members of Congress by CWAers, urging them to stand strong for fair health care reform.

More details will be provided as soon as they are available.