Labor Campaign for Single Payer
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Labor Campaign for Single Payer is an effort to pressure America to allow a federal government takeover of healthcare.
Advisory Board and Steering Committee
Labor Campaign for Single Payer's Advisory Board and Steering Committee as of May 14, 2023:[1]
Advisory Board
- Charles Brave — President, South Carolina AFL-CIO
- Bonnie Castillo — Executive Director, National Nurses United
- David Van Deusen — President, VT AFL-CIO
- Mark Dimondstein — President, American Postal Workers Union
- Richard Hooker — Sec.-Treas., Teamsters Local 623
- Sara Nelson — President, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA
- David Newby — President Emeritus, Wisconsin AFL-CIO
- Cynthia Phinney – President Maine AFL-CIO
- Carl Rosen — President, United Electrical Workers (UE)
- Sal Rosselli— President, National Union of Healthcare Workers
- Steven A. Tolman — President, Massachusetts AFL-CIO
- Jos Williams — President Emeritus, District of Columbia Metropolitan CLC
- Nancy Wohlforth — OPEIU
Steering Committee
- Ada Briceno — UNITEHERE Local 11
- Donna Cartwright — Pride @ Work, AFL-CIO
- Al Cholger — USW (Ret.)
- Steve DeMatteo — APWU
- Mark Dudzic — USW & LCSP
- Sandy Eaton — Massachusetts Nurses Association
- Jon Flanders — Troy Area Labor Council
- Don Giljum — IUOE Local 148
- Rebecca Givan — Rutgers AAUP/AFT
- Dustin Guastella — IBT Local 623
- Cherrene Horazuk — AFSCME Local 3800
- Katherine Isaac — Debs-Jones-Douglass Institute
- David Johnson – Champaign IL CLC
- Martha Kuhl — NNU
- Traven Leyshon — Green Mountain Labor Council
- Martha Livingston — UUP/AFT2190
- Kevin Mapp — USW
- James McGee — Transit Employees H & W Fund, ATU
- Roy Morrison — BMWED/IBT
- Lew Moye — St. Louis CBTU
- Katie Murphy — Massachusetts Nurses Association
- David Newby — Wisconsin AFL-CIO
- Elizabeth O'Connor — Maine AFL-CIO
- Sonny Pezzella — Pennsylvania Federation BMWED/IBT
- Rose Roach – Minnesota Nurses Association
- Jean Ross — NNU
- Joel Shufro – NY Health Campaign Labor Outreach Group
- Mike Sullivan — Oregon Labor for Single Payer
- John Thompson — UE
- Marva Wade — NY State Nurses Association
- John Walsh — IBEW
- Nancy Wohlforth — OPEIU
- Michael Lighty, NUHW
Open Letter to Obama
In 2010, the Labor Campaign for Single Payer[2] published an Open Letter[3] to Barack Obama promoting Single Payer.
Board members
Personnel in 2009; LCS-P National Advisory Board
- Lindol Atkins, Jr., President Vermont State AFL-CIO
- Jeff Crosby, President Northshore Central Labor Council (MA)
- Rose Ann DeMoro, Exec. Director CNA/NNOC
- Donna DeWitt, President South Carolina State AFL-CIO
- Maria Elena Durazo, Exec. Secty-Treasurer Los Angeles Federation of Labor
- Pat Eiding, President Philadelphia CLC
- Fernando Gapasin, President West Central Oregon CLC
- Edward Gorham, President Maine AFL-CIO
- Bruce Klipple, Secty-Treasurer United Electrical Workers, UE
- Fred Mason, President Maryland/DC AFL-CIO
- Hugh McVey, President Missouri State AFL-CIO
- David Newby, President Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
- Henry Nicholas, President AFSCME 1199
- Tim Paulsen, Executive Director San Francisco CLC
- Clyde Rivers, Representative California School Employees Association
- Jos Williams, President DC Metro Central Labor Council
- Nancy Wohlforth, Representing California State AFL-CIO
LCS-P Steering Committee
- Karen Ballard, New York State Nurses Association
- Larry Barragan, Los Angeles Ports Council
- Mauro Camporeale, Exec. Director Bergen County CLC
- Al Cholger, USW Staff Representative - Detroit
- Jeff Crosby, President Northshore Central Labor Council
- Donna DeWitt, President South Carolina State AFL-CIO
- Mark Dudzic, USW & Labor Party
- Sandy Eaton, Massachusetts Nurses Association (w/Sandra Hottin)
- Jon Flanders, Moderator, New York Labor for Single-Payer
- Fernando Gapasin, West Central Oregon CLC
- Bill Gibbons, USW Regional Dir (Ret)
- Don Giljum, Business Manager, IUOE Local 148
- Bill Henning, Vice-President CWA Local 1180
- Sandra Hottin, Massachusetts Nurses Association (w/Sandy Eaton)
- Peter Knowlton, VP New England, UE
- Martha Kuhl, Treasurer CNA/NNOC
- Paul Kumar, Political Director, NUHW
- Tom Leedham, Secty-Treasurer IBT Local 206
- Traven Leyshon, Washington/Orange/Lamoille, VT CLC
- Martha Livingston, United Univ. Professions, AFT Local 2190
- Lew Moye, President St. Louis Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
- Rodney Orr, Political Director CWA 9119
- Josh Pechthalt, Vice-President UTA-Los Angeles
- Leonard Potash, Los Angeles Labor Task Force for Universal Healthcare
- Jim Savage, USW Local 10-1
- Van Seawall, Ohio UNITE HERE
- Robert Score, Rec-Secty IATSE Local 1
- Jerry Tucker, former UAW Exec-Board Member & CLR
- Charles Urqharht, Maine Labor Group on Health
- John Walsh, Massachusetts Jobs with Justice
- Jos Williams, President DC Metro CLC
- Nancy Wohlforth, California State AFL-CIO
- Cindy Young, California School Employees Association