Universal Healthcare and Unions A Win for Labor / A Win from Labor
Author: Jen Nye
🍎Empowering States: The State Based Universal Health Care Act
Big news! Senator Ed Markey from MA is introducing the State Based Universal Health Care Act (SBUHCA) in the U.S. Senate! For years, the bill has been held solely in the House of Representatives by Representative Ro Khanna. This move brings real hope to activists working for transformation at the state level. Like the House...
🍎Alas, 8006 is dead, dead, dead
The legislative session ended earlier this month on March 7th, and we’ve had time to reflect these past couple weeks. It’s difficult not to feel some disenchantment. We’d felt some genuine confidence that the passage of Senate Joint Memorial 8006 would ignite momentum on Universal Healthcare , that it would foretell future progress and signal...
🍎Healing US – Online Fundraiser 3/18 at 5:30
Monday 3/18 at 5:30 PM Join us for an online screening of the Healing US documentary featuring Red Berets for Medicare for All and members of Whole Washington! Get your tickets via Eventbrite. Minimum donation is $1 but please dig as deep as you can! Funds go toward our ambitious Town Hall plan this spring...
🍎 SJM 8006 Is Still Alive!
Senate Joint Memorial 8006 (requesting that the federal government create a universal health care program), passed the House Health and Wellness Committee on 2/16/2024. The public hearing on 2/14/2024 was a collaborative effort of organizations, continuing their faithful advocacy of healthcare justice. Next up is the Rules Committee. We’re encouraged by the forward movement and...
🍎 URGENT: Whole Washington Needs Your Help 🍎
WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW! For Universal Healthcare in Washington We have only until December to get Initiative 1471 on the ballot. Join us — volunteer today to gather signatures! Give us just 20 hours of your time over the next 4 months. We will train you to gather signatures. We will support you. You...
Now Is the Time – Movie Night
Tonight 8/23 at 5:30 pm Pacific Time Whole Washington presents Now Is the Time: Healthcare for Everybody, a documentary film by Terry Sterrenberg and Laurie Simons. Join us for this online movie night fundraiser! REGISTER HERE for ZOOM LINK
🍎 Andre on Live from Seattle w/Tim Gaydos!
We’re at a critical moment in the campaign, and have a long way to go. Get those pens and clipboards ready! Weekly Signature Count: 44,834 While we still have a long way to go before we reach the 400,000 signatures we need, this number is only a reflection of the data we have tallied. If...
Lots of Volunteer Trainings this weekend!
Have you been wanting to join Whole Washington and start collecting signatures for Universal Healthcare? This weekend is full of opportunities all around King County! Observe: NORTH Woodinville Farmers Market & Celebrate Woodinville Parade/Festival Training available at 9:30 and throughout the day SOUTH Renton Summer Fest Training available from 11AM – 1 PM CENTRAL Capitol...
🍎 Summer, Strawberries, and the Struggle for Progress
This week, we have so many opportunities to collect signatures as summer swings into full-on festival mode. See below, or look at our calendar, for the nearest opportunity! Remember, tonight, we have our weekly volunteer meeting at 7:00, held virtually. Healing Us On Friday, July 29, Whole Washington is proud to join the Red Berets...