Registered nurses and other allies of guaranteed health care for all will rally at the US Capitol today at 9:30 am. They’re joining actions in over 25 cities across the country today to honor Medicare and Medicaid's 50th anniversary with a National Day of Action celebrating the theme "Medicare is as American as Apple Pie." Senator Bernie Sanders will join the rally to urge policy makers to protect, improve, and expand Medicare to cover everyone with a single standard of quality care, not just based on ability to pay. The Washington action starts at 9:30 am in Upper Senate Park this morning.
For more on the latest local labor news and updates, go to dclabor.org; for up-to-date listings for labor activities, click on calendar. Here’s today’s labor history: On this date in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965, establishing Medicare and Medicaid. In 1975, former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappeared. Declared legally dead in 1982, his body has never been found. And in 1999, United Airlines agreed to offer domestic-partner benefits to employees and retirees worldwide. Today’s labor quote is by Jimmy Hoffa: “I've said consistently that no employer ever really accepts a union. They tolerate the unions. The very minute they can get a pool of unemployment they'll challenge the unions and try to get back what they call managements prerogatives, meaning hire, fire, pay what you want.”
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