[Antiracism] [Workers' Rights] 12/12 Reminder Plus

[WMass Jobs With Justice]

On December 13 & 14, "Change is Coming" house parties will be hosted across
the country to tell President-elect Obama what our most important priorities
are in the coming year. This is a great chance to let our new president know
that health care reform is our top priority for the coming year - what
better "change", than affordable, universal health care? To find a house
party near you, or to host one of your own:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/changeiscoming/. 

 

 

Friday December 12

PIONEER VALLEY STREET HEAT (Second Friday)

9:30-11am, AFL-CIO Hall, 640 Page Blvd, near corner of Osborne Ter, across
the street from the old Westinghouse, Springfield. The AFL-CIO Mobilization
Committee welcomes all community and labor activists. On the agenda: EFCA!
YWCA! Postal Privatization! Wal-Mart! Your Organizing! Info, send agenda
items to: Jon Weissman, 732-7970, street_heat at pvaflcio.org.

 

Friday December 12

CONSTITUENTS MEETING WITH REP DONELAN FOR SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE

11am, Green Fields Market upstairs meeting room, 144 Main St, Greenfield. A
follow-up to our successful ballot question: On November 4, in 10 districts
across the state, voters told their Representatives, including Chris
Donelan, to "support legislation creating a cost-effective single payer
health insurance system that is available to all residents, and oppose laws
penalizing those who fail to obtain health insurance." Support for single
payer ranged from 65 to 82 percent, and averaged 73 percent, an impressive
referendum. It is clear that the general public is way ahead of the
Legislature and the press in understanding that our current law has not
stopped the 10 to 15 percent annual rise in healthcare premiums. The
insurance industry continues to avoid patients who need costly medical care,
and still wastes up to 25 percent of the healthcare dollar on overhead, CEO
salaries, marketing, underwriting, and union-busting. Info, to attend: Mary
Siano, 773-3485.

 

Friday December 12

WHY WE NEED A PEOPLE'S BAILOUT

7pm, Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council, 640 Page Blvd (Route 2A),
Springfield. Beginning this week, Jobs with Justice launches an emergency
campaign over the next 2½ months to get Congress and the new administration
to enact a People <http://www.jwj.org/bailout/index.html> ’s Bail-Out. Prof
Gerald Friedman and Helen Scharber, of the UMass Economics Dept and the
Center for Popular Economics (CPE <http://www.populareconomics.org/> ) will
lead off a discussion of: What caused the economic meltdown? What should a
recovery plan or People's Bailout include? and What strategies and tactics
should we in Western Mass use to win? Info: Jobs with Justice, 827-0301,
wmjwj at wmjwj.org, www.jwj.org/bailout/index.html. 

 

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human rights. To subscribe, send an email to wmjwj at wmjwj.org with a Subject
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Western Mass Jobs with Justice
640 Page Blvd #101
Springfield MA 01104
(413) 827-0301 

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