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HOLD
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The
Change to Win Federation and WakeUpWalMart.com held rallys around
the country as part of a campaign supporting Fair Share Health Care
legislation. |
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Several
hundred union activists attended the morning rally at the south steps
of the Capitol. |
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Anthony
Wright, executive director of Health Access California (a consumer
and labor coalition),"working for the goal of quality affordable
health care for all Californians."
"Whatever health care reform we need there is a key
principle that we need to fight for - that all employers must pay
their fair share. We can't have some employers like Costco that
are paying for employee coverage, while Wal-Mart on the other end
of the scale is bringing the standards down." Eighty percent
of the uninsured are in working families. They live sicker, die
younger, and are one emergency away from financial ruin." |
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The
teamsters are a vital part of the CHANGE TO WIN coalition. |
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Jim
Hard, President SEIU Local 1000, introduced SEIU President Andy
Stern.
"He (Andy Stern) is not afraid of change and is making
fundamental changes within his own union, and as a part of CHANGE
TO WIN he is helping change the entire labor movement, changing
America." |
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"Wake
up Wal-Mart, wake up Wal-Mart...!"
Connie Kabeary (center), SEIU 1000, Chair of unit 11, "I'm
here to try to make things better for everybody." |
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Andy
Stern, President, SEIU.
"I flew to Minnesota to see workers in a fight at
a hospital. The CEO of the hospital makes $800,000 a year, and the
hospital made $66 million in profits last year.
"I talked to a worker named Cuevas. He has 4 children
he is trying to provide health care for, but his plan only covers
2 children. He and his wife are debating who to cover as they can't
afford to cover all the children. They are deciding who in the family
is going to get health care!"
"Thats the America we are going to change!"
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