News and Updates
Wyden checks out on single payer health care
Do you wonder why Ron Wyden has ignored calls to consider Medicare for All (everybody in, nobody out) health care reform? Or that his own health care proposal doesn't even include a public insurance option? In an editorial that appears in the Thursday Oregonian, Joe Conason calls out Wyden among others for their dependence on healthcare industry largess. The check pictured above is from a lively single payer health care rally held Wednesday at the Federal Building in downtown Portland. Another single payer rally is scheduled for noon Thursday, June 25 at the Federal Building.
Single Payer Health Care Now!
As the economic crisis deepens, more of us lose our health care benefits and health care becomes less and less affordable for the rest of us. Now is the time to pass health care reform that gets the wasteful insurance companies out of the mix. Join the Portland Jobs with Justice Health Care Committee to get involved!
The Health Care Committee's main focus is on:
- Educating people on issues surrounding Health Care, the US National Health Insurance Act (HR676) and other related legislation through community and labor forums and outreach. See a summary of the bill. Portland Jobs with Justice has endorsed HR676.
- Fighting for health care as a basic right by keeping the pressure on legislators, decision makers and bosses through strategic actions and mobilizations.
- Assuring health care providers give their employees the respect, dignity and equality they deserve.
Republic Windows Workers Confirmed for May 16th Dinner
Please join us for our 18th Anniversary Jobs with Justice Dinner and Celebration! This event will be on Saturday May 16th at 6:00 pm at the Teamsters’ Hall—1850 NE 162nd, Portland. The theme this year is "Another World is Possible, Another Economy is Necessary".
Sign on to our ad in the Oregonian for the Employee Free Choice Act! Deadline is April 15th
The fight for the Employee Free Choice Act is heating up in the House and Senate and we're taking out an ad in the Oregonian to show our support. For just $5.00 you can sign on to the ad and support the campaign in black and white. See your name in print along with hundreds of individuals and organizations leading the fight for an economy that works for everyone.
How to sign on
To download a draft of the ad and a sign-on form click here, fill out the form and mail it with a check for $5.00 to Portland Jobs with Justice, 6025 E. Burnside, Portland, OR 97215. You can also make a donation online through Network for Good (see the link in the upper right corner of the page) - if you do this make sure to write "Oregonian Ad" in the designation box.
Or you can donate online through our own just launched Facebook Cause. (FYI - The minimum donation on Facebook is $10)
March and Rally for a Just Economy
Between 200 and 300 marched and rallied yesterday for justice when it comes to bailouts, for the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act and for health care for all.
Economic Crisis Town Hall Video and Organizing Materials
Over
800 people attended the Town Hall on the Economic crisis in Portland.
Check out these video presentations from the Town Hall - Understanding the Crisis, Making a Vision a New Reality and Building a Movement. For a short video on the Town Hall, go to this link. We are also posting organizing materials to help you organize a town hall in your community. And check out Marty Hart Landsberg's excellent blog on the economy.
