On Tuesday, February 11, the Working Families Party, key labor organizations, and health care groups announced their support for the “New York Health” single payer bill (A.5389A/S.2078A). Working Families, SEIU 1199, Communications Workers of America District 1 , and the United Auto Workers Regions 9 and 9A added their names to a long list of unions and health care professional organizations supporting the bill.
Here are some photos from the press event:
Bob Master, CWA District 1 Political Director and WFP Co-Chair
(credit: Alice Brody, Single Payer New York)
Kevin Finnegan, SEIU 1199 Political Director
(credit: Alice Brody, Single Payer New York)
Representatives of the NYS Nurses Association
(credit: Alice Brody, Single Payer New York)
And some recent press on the issue:
“Western NY Physicians Call for Single-Payer System,“ Buffalo News.
“Single Payer Activism Gets Boost from Obamacare,” Albany Times-Union.
“Unions, Medical Providers Support Single Payer in New York,” Albany Times-Union
“True Single-Payer Healthcare System Being Considered in NY”, Buzzflash
