Labor Campaign for Single Payer

Health care is a human right, not simply a privilege for the wealthy. Everyone should have the care they need to survive and thrive.

"Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality." — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., June 1965

“The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress […] The captains of industry did not lead this transformation; they resisted it until they were overcome.” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., October 1965

"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death. I see no alternative to direct action and creative nonviolence to raise the conscience of the nation." — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., March 1966

I’m no great fan of the ACA.

I believe we should guarantee health care as a human right through a single-payer Medicare for All system.

But — at minimum — we cannot allow Republicans to destroy our already-broken system by doubling insurance premiums for 20 million Americans.

Labor Signs on to Save Medicare In 1965, President Johnson signed Medicare into law, establishing the right to quality healthcare for millions of retired Americans. The labor movement was essential in passing this landmark legislati...

Labor can lead the way to fight privatization and to protect and expand traditional Medicare while creating the conditions necessary to ultimately win an improved “Medicare for All,” writes Rose Roach, National Coordinator for @labor4singlepayer.bsky.social labornotes.org/blogs/2025/0...

This government shut down is all about whether Republicans will get away with raising health care premiums by 75% for 20 million Americans and throwing 15 million people off their health care.

We can't allow that to happen.

Labor Signs on to Save Medicare In 1965, President Johnson signed Medicare into law, establishing the right to quality healthcare for millions of retired Americans. The labor movement was essential in passing this landmark legislati...

As profiteering corporations attack Medicare, the Labor Campaign for Single Payer is enlisting state labor federations and central labor councils in a campaign to ensure that traditional Medicare continues to be a true financial option for retirees and unions

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Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget...

HEADS UP: The massive federal budget deficits caused by Trump’s tax breaks for billionaires in his big, ugly bill could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare for the rest of us if Congress does not act, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported.

#TaxJustice

What do these healthcare corporations have in common?

Anthem
Centene
CVS
HCA Holdings
Humana
Cigna
Universal Health Services

They avoided $34 BILLION in taxes while hiking costs, denying care, and cutting staff.

Corporate tax cuts don't help anyone but CEOs and shareholders.

Poster-style artwork by Ricardo Levins Morales, with the top of the image reading “The Labor Movement! The Folks that Brought You…” and then a crowd of workers holding signs for Unemployment Insurance, The Weekend, Equal Pay for Equal Work, Farm Labor Rights, Workers’ Comp, Health Benefits, Pension Benefits, OSHA, Grievance Procedures, Workplace Power, Sick Leave, Parental Leave, Civil Rights, Child Labor Laws, Social Security, Domestic Partner Benefits, Paid Vacations, Living Wage Laws, and Overtime Pay. Underneath the illustrations of the crowd is the quote “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will,” by Frederick Douglass

Happy Labor Day! As we celebrate & honor the workers & unions who fought (and keep fighting) for the protections we have — though attacked by privatization & authoritarianism — we know that one tremendous victory is still ahead for the Labor Movement: guaranteed comprehensive healthcare for all.

Happy #LaborDay! While big corporations like UnitedHealth Group profit off of our broken health care system, workers and their families endure higher costs and lower quality care.

Learn more about how corporate greed is ruining our health care system this Wednesday @ 8pm ET! c4hd.org/Webinar

Healthcare is a right, not a privilege. @khanna.house.gov

Our health care system is close to collapse.

Not enough doctors, nurses or dentists.

Costs are skyrocketing.

Trump’s legislation will cause hospitals, nursing homes & community health centers to cut back services.

We need a simple, universal system: Medicare for All.

You can also fight for single-payer healthcare aka Medicare for All! Comprehensive coverage —

medical
dental
vision
hearing
mental health
repro. health (incl. abortion + gender-affirming care)
long-term

— with no out-of-pocket expenses, not tied to age, family, employment, or documentation.

ppls.ac/fightforward Exactly! (Just started!)

The Big Betrayal and How We Fight Forward graphic with pictures of Rep. Jayapal and Sen. Sanders and a school bus with a “Hop Aboard!” sign, with the details of the event

TONIGHT! On the 60th Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid, we're breaking open the next phase of the fight.
Join @sanders.senate.gov @jayapal.house.gov @pplsaction.bsky.social & many more for the #BigBetrayal

RSVP now: www.crowdcast.io/c/fightforwa...

#PeopleOverProfits #MedicaidMatters #StopTheCuts

Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump's big bill is chiseling it back This summer, President Donald Trump has begun to chisel back Medicaid and food stamps. On a July day in 1965, President Lyndon B.

It rips health care away from 10M+ Americans on Medicaid, all to pay for tax breaks for billionaires like Elon Musk.

Labor Campaign - Newsletters APRIL NEWSLETTER

Our next newsletter is going out today; sign up (for free) now to get your copy! We’re at almost 5,000 subscribers! This edition includes stories about the new budget bill, & resources for what workers / unions can do to combat the privatization of healthcare www.laborforsinglepayer.org/newsletters

ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets The database, called ISO ClaimSearch, is nearly all encompassing and contains details on more than 1.8 billion insurance claims and 58 million medical bills.

And this is why we need Medicare For All + medical debt cancellation + inoculate our entire health care system from the police/deportation/carceral state.

New: ICE Is Searching a Massive Insurance and Medical Bill Database to Find Deportation Targets
www.404media.co/ice-is-searc...

Retired workers, and all people, deserve the highest quality healthcare, and Medicare Advantage isn’t it. But, unions are in a difficult position at the bargaining table, and negotiators don’t always have all the facts. Read this Op-ed about our recent webinar (youtu.be/tqq6d-jBc0s) to learn more:

Labor Campaign - Resources toolkit: Project 2025, Healthcare, and Medicare Privatization: What Unions Need to Know

Thank you to @bmacmd.bsky.social with @pnhp.bsky.social for pushing back on the insurance industry's lies about health equity. Thank you also to James & Megan with @beaheroaction.bsky.social for sharing your stories!

Learn more about how to #ReclaimMedicare at laborforsinglepayer.org/resources_1

Medicare Advantage and the Privatization of Healthcare: What Unions Need to Know YouTube video by Labor Campaign for Single Payer

Medicare Advantage & the Privatization of Healthcare: What Unions & Workers Need to Know!

Our webinar w/ @flyingwithsara.bsky.social, @bmacmd.bsky.social, @warren.senate.gov, & @jayapal.house.gov is up

The labor movement must keep fighting against corporate greed!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqq6...

¡Que Viva David Huerta!

¡Que Vivan Los Trabajadores!

¡Que Viva California!

¡Si Se Puede!

#FreeDavidEndRaids

Screenshot of a press release from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond: "The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of California Federation of Labor Unions Vice President and SEIU California and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta. As the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda has unnecessarily targeted our hard-working immigrant brothers and sisters, David was exercising his constitutional rights and conducting legal observation of ICE activity in his community. He was doing what he has always done, and what we do in unions: putting solidarity into practice and defending our fellow workers. In response, ICE agents violently arrested him, physically injuring David in the process, and are continuing to detain him—a violation of David’s civil liberties and the freedoms this country holds dear. The labor movement stands with David and we will continue to demand justice for our union brother until he is released."

The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of @californialabor.bsky.social Vice President and @seiuca.bsky.social and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta.

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Medicare Advantage and the Privatization of Healthcare: What Unions Need to Know A webinar to educate and mobilize union workers in the fight to Reclaim Medicare from corporate greed. Featuring remarks from: Senator Elizabeth Warren; Representative Pramila Jayapal; Sara Nelson, In...

We’re at almost 250 RSVPs for our special webinar on June 18th!

Medicare Advantage and the Privatization of Healthcare: What Unions Need to Know

Featuring remarks by:
@warren.senate.gov
@jayapal.house.gov
@flyingwithsara.bsky.social
& @bmacmd.bsky.social

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Medicare Advantage and the Privatization of Healthcare: What Unions Need to Know A webinar to educate and mobilize union workers in the fight to Reclaim Medicare from corporate greed. Featuring remarks from: Senator Elizabeth Warren; Representative Pramila Jayapal; Sara Nelson, In...

Register now for our special webinar on Wednesday, June 18th:

Medicare Advantage and the Privatization of Healthcare: What Unions Need to Know

Featuring remarks by:
@warren.senate.gov
@jayapal.house.gov
@flyingwithsara.bsky.social
& Dr. Belinda McIntosh from @pnhp.bsky.social

bit.ly/labor618

Medicare for All isn't radical.

What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right.

Don’t believe me?

Listen to what these nurses have say:

We at the Labor Campaign for Single Payer are about to head out to our nearby rallies & marches, but we’re part of this #MayDayStrong coalition & wish every one a Happy May Day!

The Labor Movement helped win Medicare 60 years ago, now unions can help safeguard, improve, & guarantee it for all!

Rep. Jayapal, Sen. Sanders, Rep. Dingell Introduce the Medicare for All Act YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal

LIVE: I'm reintroducing the Medicare for All Act with @sanders.senate.gov and @debbiedingell.house.gov! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ0U...