Join the National Day of Action for Health Care

June 25, 2009

Right now, tens of thousands of everyday Americans are in Washington fighting for real health care reform that works for working families. You can join them by sending a message to your representatives in Congress right now.

We simply cannot allow the insurance industry to hijack heath care reform again by killing the public plan option — not this time. There's just too much on the line. We need real health care reform — including a public plan option.

Your message to Congress can help break through the lies and misinformation that the insurance industry is spreading to make sure that any reform protects only their profits, and not the middle class.

Here are just some of the stories AFSCME members will be delivering to Congress today:

"Help! I'm a healthcare provider in California. As a state worker, I just received a 9+% pay cut and may receive another 5%! I can't continue with a 14+% cut. Health Care must reform or we will lose many workers, such as myself, further depleting an already failing system."

"My health care need is that I have cancer and I need to continue to work no matter how sick I am, because I need the health insurance."

"I have medical insurance, but due to a surgical complication, I was off work for a year. We could not keep up with the medical costs and filed Chapter 13."

It shouldn't be this way. We cannot let Congress back down from real reform, including a public plan option.

Be part of today's rally in DC by sending a message to Congress for quality, affordable health care for all. Tell Washington we can't wait!