In the News: Health Care Reform

Above: Watch a video of personal health care stories from union and community members who attended Representative Tim Walz's town hall last Thursday.

Union members are showing up in force at town hall meetings across Minnesota. In fact, Rochester Area Trades and Labor's own Russell Hess was featured in the news on KTTC as a group of union members piled on a bus in Rochester that were headed to Mankato for Walz's town hall.You can read about more of the media roundup from Sally Jo Sorenson's blog, Bluestem Prairie.

Members continue to be pro-active and are calling their Senators and Congresspeople. The Minnesota AFL-CIO is working with Health Care for America Now on events throughout Minnesota that send the message for health care reform to elected officials.

Time and time again, through personal stories and courageous union members who go up to the mics at town hall events, the need for a public option is paramount to health care reform. Senator Al Franken agrees. Blogger Bob Cesca comments on the need for a public option in his cheeky post here.

Other useful tidbits floating through the internet have been the Five Myths About Health Care Around the World from the Washington Post, and this fun comic relief explanation on how health care should be basic service that is provided bygovernment.