How we become competitive in the world market

Very simply two words: National Healthcare. Universal single payer healthcare saves employers companies and employees money, improves productivity, creates jobs, and allows the United States to once again be competitive as a manufacturer in the World economy.
In 2008, employer health insurance premiums increased by 5.0 percent – two times the rate of inflation. The annual premium for an employer health plan covering a family of four averaged nearly $12,700. The annual premium for single coverage averaged over $4,700.2
Nationalized health insurance would allow US based companies to once again be competitive in the world market. Workers are now paying $1,600 more in premiums annually for family coverage than they did in 1999.

Since 1999, employment-based health insurance premiums have increased 120 percent, compared to cumulative inflation of 44 percent and cumulative wage growth of 29 percent during the same period.

The average employee contribution to company-provided health insurance has increased more than 120 percent since 2000. Average out-of-pocket costs for deductibles, co-payments for medications, and co-insurance for physician and hospital visits rose 115 percent during the same period.

The FDA could sell medicare to small businesses. Big Insurance companies like the way things are now because, it eliminates start up insurance companies from under cutting them. In simple terms those entrepreneurs can not afford health care.

Universal government sponsored healthcare will completely remove all competition from the Healthcare market. There will still be a need for specialized Healthcare insurance for people seeking breast enhancement, nose jobs and tummy tucks. Only those Insurance providers whose main concern is profits for their CEO's and stock holders will be adversely affected. I say that with tongue in cheek because, we know that is all of the Insurance providers. The end result of Universal single payer healthcare will be several Health care insurance providers closing their doors. I guess it's a good thing the national healthcare will create millions of jobs so those poor souls who used to answer phones and mail out those claim denials for Aetna, Blue Cross, United Healthcare, Cigna, Kaiser, etc etc won't have to collect unemployment for too long.

10 Reasons For Enacting a Single Payer Healthcare System

1. Everybody in,nobody out. Universal means access to healthcare for everyone, period. (A larger risk pool makes economic sense. The larger the pool the less the percentage of ill people requiring health care.)
2. Portability. Even if you are unemployed, or lose or change your job, your health coverage goes with you.
3. Uniform benefits. No Cadillac plans for the wealthy and Pinto plans for everyone else,with high deductibles, limited services, caps on payments for care, and no protection in the event of a catastrophe. One level of comprehensive care no matter what size your wallet.
4. Prevention. By removing financial roadblocks, a single payer system encourages preventive care that lowers an individual's ultimate cost and pain and suffering when problems are neglected, and societal cost in the over utilization of emergency rooms or the spread of communicable diseases.
5. Choice of physician. Most private plans restrict what doctors, other caregivers, or hospital you can use. Under a single payer system, patients have a choice, and the provider is assured a fair reimbursement.
6. Ending insurance industry interference with care. Caregivers and patients regain the autonomy to make decisions on what's best for a patient's health, not what's dictated by the billing department or the bean counters. No denial of coverage due to pre-existing conditions or cancellation of policies for "unreported" minor health problems.
7. Reducing administrative waste. One third of every health care dollar goes for paperwork, such as denying care, and profits, compared to about 3% under Medicare, a single-payer, universal system.
8. Cost savings. A single payer system would produce the savings needed to cover everyone, largely by using existing resources without the waste. Taiwan, shifting from a U.S. healthcare model, adopted a single-payer system in 1995, boosting health coverage from 57% to 97%with little if any increase in overall healthcare spending.
9. Common sense budgeting. The public system sets fair reimbursements applied equally to all providers while assuring all comprehensive and appropriate health care is delivered,and uses its clout to negotiate volume discounts for prescription drugs and medical equipment.
10. Public oversight. The public sets the policies and administers the system, not high priced CEOs meeting in secret and making decisions based on what inflates their compensation packages or stock wealth or company profits.

Can all these Union and Labor supporters of single payer healthcare be wrong?
Labor Endorsers of Universal Single Payer Health Care
State Federations of Labor
• Arizona AFL-CIO• Arkansas AFL-CIO• California AFL-CIO• Connecticut AFL-CIO• Delaware State AFL-CIO• Florida AFL-CIO• Indiana State AFL-CIO• Iowa AFL-CIO• Kentucky State AFL-CIO• Maine State AFL-CIO• Maryland State and District of Columbia AFL-CIO• Minnesota AFL-CIO• Missouri AFL-CIO• North Carolina State AFL-CIO• North Dakota AFL-CIO• Ohio AFL-CIO• Oregon AFL-CIO• Pennsylvania AFL-CIO• South Carolina State AFL-CIO• South Dakota AFL-CIO• Tennessee AFL-CIO• Texas AFL-CIO• Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO• Washington State Labor Council• West Virginia AFL-CIO• Wisconsin State AFL-CIO• Wyoming State AFL-CIO
National and International Labor Organizations
• Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA)• American Postal Workers Union (APWU)• California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee• Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU)• Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW)• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)• International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers (IFPTE)• International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU)• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)• National Education Association (NEA)• Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)• Phillip Randolph Institute, Detroit, MI• United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States & Canada (UA)• United Automobile Workers (UAW)• United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (UE), Pittsburgh, PA
State, Regional, and Local Labor Organizations
• Albany Central Federation of Labor, Albany, NY• Allegheny County Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Pittsburgh, PA• Amalgamated Lithographers of America, Graphic Communications• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, Washington, DC• Conference/International Brother of Teamsters (GCC/IBT), Local 1L, New Jersey• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), Local 825, River Edge, NJ• Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1589, Long Beach, CA• American Federation of Government Employees Local 2028, Pittsburgh, PA• American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), Local 2779, Gainesville, FL• American Federation of Musicians (AFM), Local 1000, New York, NY• American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Local 212, Milwaukee, WI• American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), District Council 5, St. Paul, Minnesota• American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), District Council 37, New York City, NY• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 62, Indiana and Kentucky• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 1549, New York, NY• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 2629, Louisville, KY• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Retiree Chapter 36, Los Angeles, CA• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Retiree Chapter 1184, Sub-Chapter 109, Northwest Ohio• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Retired Public Employees’ Council of Washington, Chapter 10• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Retirees Association of District Council 37, New York, NY• American Federation of Teachers, Local 2334, Professional Staff Congress-CUNY, New York City, NY• American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), Chicago/Midwest Region• Ashtabula AFL-CIO Labor Council, Ashtabula, OH• Ashtabula AFL-CIO Retiree Council, Ashtabula, OH• Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local Lodge 794, Albuquerque, NM• Association of Musicians of Greater New York, AFM Local 802, New York, NY• Austin Central Labor Council, Austin, Texas• Beaver-Lawrence Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Beaver, PA• Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, Paramus, NJ• Big Sky Central Labor Council, Helena, MT• Boulder Area Labor Council, Boulder, CO• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), Division 4, Rail Conference, IBT, Toledo, OH• Building and Construction Trades Council of St. Louis, AFL-CIO, St. Louis, MO• Burlington County Central Labor Union, Riverside, NJ• Butler County United Labor Council, Butler, PA• California State Pipe Trades Council, United Association, AFL-CIO, Sacramento, CA• Capital District Area Labor Federation, Albany, NY• Central Connecticut Labor Council, Meriden, CT• Central Maine Labor Council, Waterville, ME• Central New Mexico Labor Council, Albuquerque, NM• Central New York Labor Council, Utica, NY• Central Ohio Labor Council, Columbus, OH• Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Cape Girardeau, MO• Champlain Valley Labor Council, Burlington, VT• Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board, UNITE HERE, Chicago, IL• Cincinnati AFL-CIO Labor Council, Cincinnati, OH• Cleveland AFL-CIO Federation of Labor, Cleveland, OH• Cleveland AFL-CIO Retiree Council, Cleveland, OH• Cleveland Painters District Council 6 Retiree Council, Cleveland, OH• Committee of Presidents, National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)• Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 1120, Poughkeepsie, NY• Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 1180, New York, NY• Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 2222, Annandale, VA• Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 3106, Jacksonville, FL• Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 3310, Louisville, KY• Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 6355, Missouri State Workers Union• Community Action Program (CAP), 3rd & 4th Areas, (UAW), Kentucky,• Community Action Program (CAP), (UAW), Southern Indiana, Local 619, Louisville, KY• Connecticut State Council of Machinists of the IAMAW, CT• CIRSU, New York, NY• Dayton, Springfield, Sidney, Miami Valley AFL-CIO Regional Labor Council, Dayton, OH• Duluth (Minnesota) AFL-CIO Central Labor Body• Electrical Workers Minority Caucus (IBEW)• Essex-West Hudson Labor Council AFL-CIO, Newark, NJ• Florida State Alliance for Retired Americans, Lodge 721, IAM, Jacksonville, FL• Graphic Communications Conference, GCC/IBT, Local 546M, Cleveland, OH• Greater Bangor Area Central Labor Council, Bangor, ME• Greater Glens Falls Central Labor Council, Glens Falls, NY, Warren, Washington, Hamilton, and Northern Saratoga Counties• Greater Green Bay Labor Council, Green Bay, WI• Greater Hartford Central Labor Council, Hartford, CT• Greater Lansing Labor Council, Lansing, MI, Feb. 7, 2007• Greater Louisville Building & Construction Trades Council, Louisville, KY• Greater Louisville Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Louisville, KY, April 2006.• Greater Madison County Federation of Labor, Granite City, IL• Greater St. Louis Labor Council, AFL-CIO, St. Louis, Missouri• Greater Westmoreland County Labor Council, Greensburg, PA• Harrisburg Region Central Labor Council, Harrisburg, PA• Hawkeye Labor Council, Cedar Rapids, IA• Hudson County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, Jersey City, NJ• Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation, Newburgh, NY• Independent State Store Union (ISSU) Harrisburg, PA• International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 477, Miami, FL• International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), Local 524, Glen Falls-Saratoga, NY• International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE), New York City, Westchester and Putnam Counties• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Washington State Machinist Council, District 160, Seattle, WA• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), CANEL Lodge 700 Pratt & Whitney, Higganum, CT• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), District 26, Connecticut & Rhode Island• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), District Lodge 34, Columbus, OH• International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), District Lodge 112, Jacksonville, FL• International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Local Lodge 141, representing airline workers at Northwest, United, Southwest, and Alaska. Detroit, MI• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Local Lodge 621, Ashland, WI• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Greyhound Lodge 759, Jacksonville, FL• International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Local Lodge 956 Archbold, OH• International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Pittsburgh Airman Lodge 1044, Pittsburgh, PA• International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Lodge 1145, Selkirk and DeWitt, NY• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), Local Lodge 1502, Superior, WI• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2313, Hanover, MA• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2222, Boston, MA. Representing 4000 Verizon workers in the Greater Boston area.• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2320, Manchester, NH• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2321, North Andover, MA• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2322, Middleboro, MA• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2323, Cranston, RI• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2324, Springfield, MA• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2325, Northborough, MA• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2326, Essex Junction, VT• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 2327, Augusta, ME• International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Local 559, South Windsor, CT• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 17, Seattle, WA• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 194, Milltown, NJ• International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 547, Detroit, MI• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), District Council 1, Denver, CO• International Union of Painters & Allied Trades District Council 4, Cheektowaga, NY• Jackson/Hillsdale Counties Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Jackson, MI• Jefferson County Teachers’ Association (NEA), Louisville, KY• Kentucky Jobs with Justice, Louisville, KY• Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), Local 327, August, ME• Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 576, Louisville, KY• Laborers’ International Union of North American Retirees’ Council (LIUNA), Local 576, Louisville, KY• Lorain County AFL-CIO Federation of Labor, Lorain, OH• Maine Council of United Steelworkers (USW)• Maine State Building & Construction Trades Council, Clinton, ME• Massachusetts Nurses Association, Quincy, MA• Massachusetts State CAP Council, United Auto Workers (UAW)• Mercer County Central Labor Council, Mercer County, NJ• Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO Central Labor Council• Michigan State Association of Letter Carriers, MSALC, NALC• Michigan State AFL-CIO Women's Council• Middlesex County AFL-CIO Labor Council, North Brunswick, NJ• Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE), St Paul, MN• Missouri Nurses Association (MONA), District 3, St. Louis, MO• Monongalia-Preston Labor Council, Morgantown, WV• Monroe/Lenawee County AFL-CIO Council, Monroe, MI• National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET)/Communications Workers of America (CWA), Local 21, Albany, NY• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Branch 82, Portland, OR• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Branch 84, Pittsburgh, PA• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Branch 104, Lawrence, KS• National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Branch 3126, Royal Oak, MI.• New Jersey State Industrial Union Council, Edison, NJ• New York Professional Nurses Union (NYPNU), New York, NY• New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), New York• North Bay Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Santa Rosa, CA• North Central Florida Central Labor Council, Gainesville, FL• North Florida Central Labor Council, Jacksonville, FL• Northeast Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, Franklin, Clinton, & Essex Counties, Plattsburgh, NY• Northeastern Oklahoma Central Labor Council, Tulsa, OK• Northern Kentucky Central Labor Council, Covington, KY• Northern Virginia Central Labor Council, Annandale, VA• Northwest Indiana Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Hammond, IN• North West Washington Central Labor Council, Bellingham, WA• Nurses Professional Organization (CNA/NNOC), Louisville, KY• Ohio Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA)• Ohio State Legislative Board, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET)• Ohio Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR)• Organization of Staff Analysts (OSA/RT), New York, NY• Palm Beach-Treasure Coast AFL-CIO, Riviera Beach, FL• Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical, Energy International Union (PACE) Local 5-2002, Louisville, KY• Passaic Central Labor Council, Clifton, NJ• Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals (PASNAP), Conshohocken, PA• Philadelphia Chapter, Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), Philadelphia, PA• Pierce County Central Labor Council, Tacoma, WA• Pima Area Labor Federation, Tucson, AZ• Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council, Springfield, MS• Pittsburgh Chapter, Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW), Pittsburgh, PA• Plumbers and Pipefitters, United Association, Local 9, Englishtown, NJ• Plumbers and Pipefitters, United Association, Local 409, San Luis Obispo, CA• Plumbers and Steamfitters HVAC, Local 188, United Association, Savannah, GA.• Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Refrigeration Fitters, Local 393, San Jose, CA.• Professional, Scientific and Technical employees at the New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Albany, NY.• PEF/encon Albany Steward Council (Public Employees Federation/encon)• Retirees Council, Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Paramus, NJ• Rochester and Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, Rochester, NY• Rochester and Vicinity Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Rochester, NY• St. Joe Valley Project Jobs with Justice, South Bend, IN• San Antonio AFL-CIO Council, San Antonio, TX• San Bernardino/Riverside Counties Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, Riverside, CA• San Francisco Central Labor Council, San Francisco, CA• San Francisco Web Pressmen & Prepress Workers Union Local 4N• San Mateo County Central Labor Council, Foster City, CA• Santa Clara & San Benito Counties Building & Construction Trades Council, San Jose, CA• Savannah Regional Central Labor Council, Savannah, GA• Service Employees International Union, District 1199P, Harrisburg, PA• Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 3, Pittsburgh, PA• Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 73, Chicago, IL• Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 668, Harrisburg, PA• Sheet Metal Workers, Local 36, St. Louis, Missouri• Smith County Central Labor Council, Tyler, TX• Solidarity Committee of the Capital District, Albany, NY• South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council, San Jose, CA• South Central Federation of Labor, Madison, Wisconsin• Southeast Missouri Building and Construction Trades Council, Cape Girardeau, MO• Southern Dakota County Labor Council, Apple Valley, MN• Southern Iowa Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Ottumwa, IA• Southern Maine Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Portland, ME Oct. 4, 2006• Southwestern District Labor Council, Huntington, WV• Southwestern Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council, Collinsville, IL• Steelworker Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 9-36 F 5, Cape Coral, FL• Steelworker Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 9-ABG 1, Kingsport, TN• Steelworker Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 9-UR 1, Harvest, AL• Steelworker Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 9-UR 7, Hickman, KY• Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR), Chapter 11-3, St. Louis, MO.• Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR), Chapter 20-20, Aliquippa, PA• Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 30-18, Plymouth, Indiana• Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 31-9, Chicago, IL• Steelworker Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 36-1, Gadsden, AL• Steelworker Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 36-2, Gardendale, AL• Steelworker Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) Chapter Local 200 Retirees, Iuka, MS• Theatrical Protective Union (TPU) Local One• Texas Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) Austin, TX• Texas State Employees Union/Communications Workers of America, (TSEU/CWA), Local 6186, Austin, TX, September, 2006• Toledo Area AFL-CIO Council, Toledo, OH• Toledo Area Jobs with Justice, Toledo, OH• Transport Workers Union (TWU), Local 264, New York, NY• Transport Workers Union (TWU), Local 561, Virginia Gardens, FL• Tri-County Council of Labor, AFL-CIO, Henderson, KY• Troy Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Troy, NY• Unified Union Partners• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing Plumbers and Pipe Fitting Industry (UA), Local Union 17, Memphis, TN• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry (UA), Local Union 295, Daytona Beach, FL• United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada, Plumbers, Pipefitters and Service Technicians Local 502, Louisville, KY• United Association of Plumbers and Steamfitters (UAPS), Local 50, Northwood, OH• United Association of Plumbers & Steamfitters (UAPS), Local Union 136, Evansville, IN• United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 630, West Palm Beach, FL• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 544, Fisher Body, West Mifflin, PA• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 848, Retirees Club, Grand Prairie, TX• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 862, Louisville, KY• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 909, Detroit, MI• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 1155, Birmingham, AL• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local Union 1183, Newark, DE• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 2164, Bowling Green, KY• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 2320, Chicago, IL• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 2322, Holyoke, Massachusetts• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 6000, Michigan State Employees, Lansing, MI• United Auto Workers (UAW), Local 6000, State of Michigan Employees, Region 1A, Retiree Chapter• United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), Local 28, Missoula, MT• United Electrical Workers, Local 506, Erie, PA• United Healthcare Workers East (SEIU), 1199, MD, DC, NY State, MA, New York, NY• United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU), Oakland, CA• United Labor Council of Reading and Berks County, Reading, PA• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 675, Carson, CA• United Steelworkers (USW), District 7, Sub-District 1, Chicago, IL• United Steelworkers (USW), District 7, Sub-District 4, Northern Indiana• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 2-591, Riverview, MI• United Steelworkers (USW), Local Union 176, Rochester, MI• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 196, Trenton, MI• United Steelworkers (USW), Local Union 314, Detroit, MI• United Steelworkers (USW), Local Union 389, Detroit, MI• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 829, Owosso, MI• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 995, Follansbee, WV• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 12-593, Magna, UT• United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1375, Warren, OH• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 1636, Aurora, IL• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 1693, Louisville, KY• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 1899, Granite City, IL• United Steelworkers (USW), Local Union 2659, Southgate, MI• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 5668, Ravenswood, WV• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 6787, Burns Harbor, IN• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 8498, Winston-Salem, NC• United Steelworkers (USW), Local Union 9491, Hamburg, MI• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 9777, Bridgeview, IL• United Steelworkers (USW), Local 12775, Portage, Indiana• United Steelworkers (USW), Region X Spring Conference, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota• United Steelworkers (USW), Regional Council, District 12, Reno NV• United University Professions, Local 2190 AFT, New York State United Teachers, Albany, NY• Utah Jobs With Justice (JwJ)• Wabash Valley Central Labor Council, Terre Haute, IN, Sep. 20, 2006• Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech), (CWA), Local 37083, Seattle, WA• Washington County Central Labor Council, Kewaskum, Slinger, Fond du Lac, WI• Washington-Orange-Lamoille Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Montpelier, VT• Washington State Alliance for Retired Americans• Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council, Olympia, WA• West Central Florida Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Tampa, FL, Oct. 3, 2006• West Virginia Brooke-Hancock Central Labor Council, Newell, WV• Western Connecticut Central Labor Council, Waterbury, CT• Western Kentucky AFL-CIO Area Council, Paducah, KY• Western Maine Central Labor Council AFL-CIO, Lewiston, ME• Western Maryland Central Labor Council, Cumberland, MD• Wichita/Hutchinson Labor Federation of Central Kansas, Wichita, KS• White River Central Labor Council, Bloomington, IN

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