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Organizations Supporting Guaranteed Single Payer Health Care

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Access Living

American Medical Student Association

American Patients United

Champaign County Health Care Consumers

Chicago Single Payer Action Network

Citizens for Midwifery  (scroll down to "Consumer Concerns")

Downstate People for Progress

Gray Panthers--Chicago Network

Healthcare-NOW!

Illinois Green Party

Illinois Media Progressives

Independent Voters of Illinois/Independent Precinct Organization (IVI/IPO)

Jane Addams Senior Caucus

Latinos for National Health Insurance

Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care

Move to Better Health Care

National Nurses United

National Organization for Women

North Shore Women for Peace

Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)

PNHP Illinois

Physicians for Social Responsibility

Progressive Democrats of America

Public Citizen

Springfield Area Disability Activists

Unions for Single-Payer Health Care

The following list of unions appears on the above website; numbers in parentheses refer to the list:

  • Local 2320, United Automobile Workers, Chicago, Illinois, representing nearly 4,000 workers across the country, primarily in legal services and human services (22).
  • Steelworkers Active Organization of Retirees (SOAR) Chapter 31-9, Chicago, IL (24)
  • American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), Chicago/Midwest Region (28)
  • Southwestern Illinois Building & Construction Trades Council Collinsville, IL (70)
  • Chicago & Midwest Regional Joint Board, UNITE HERE, Chicago, IL (208)
  • Greater Madison County Federation of Labor, Granite City, IL (218)
  • Local 73, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Chicago, IL (229)
  • United Steelworkers, District 7, Sub-District 1, Chicago, IL (290)
  • United Steelworkers (USW), Local 9777, Bridgeview, IL (295)
  • United Steelworkers (USW), Local 1899, Granite City, IL (296)
  • United Steelworkers (USW), Local 1636, Aurora, IL (297)
  • Springfield and Central Illinois Trades and Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Springfield, IL (322)
  • District 7, United Steelworkers of America (USW), Chicago, IL (388)
  • Illinois Federation of Teachers Universities Council (344)
  • University Professionals of Illinois Local 4100 IFT/AFT/AFL-CIO, Chicago, IL (345)
  • Chicago Teachers Union, Local 1 AFT/IFT/AFL-CIO, Chicago, IL (404)
  • Illinois Education Association Staff Association (IEASO), Edwardsville, IL (545)
  • Local 0979 United Transportation Union (UTU), Salem, IL (555)
  • Roosevelt Adjunct Faculty Organization (RAFO, IEA-NEA), Chicago, IL (577)
  • 581. Teamsters Local 705, IBT, Chicago, IL (581)

 

The following bodies, among others, have passed resolutions in support of the national single-payer bill, HR 676: