Today, Senator Kennedy, Senator Corzine and Congressman Anthony Weiner will hold a press conference with Joe Hansen, President of the United Food & Commercial Workers announcing the introduction of the Health Care Accountability Act (HCAA). The Act will help determine the extent to which taxpayers are subsidizing the health care costs of our nation's largest employers. Most importantly, this legislation marks the beginning of our campaign to make Wal-Mart pay its fair share for health care.
The power you have to change Wal-Mart and hold large, profitable corporations accountable is amazing. Last week, Wal-Mart announced it is hiring 14 new high-priced lobbyists to counter your efforts. But, here's the truth! No amount of money can ever compete with the American people.
Only you have the power to stop Wal-Mart's greed. Please help us build our citizens army to change Wal-Mart. We need you to sign up 10 people today to become Citizen Co-Sponsors of our Fair Share for Health Care campaign:
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/health-legislative.html
Wal-Mart's power is its profits. Our power is the American people. The American people shouldn't have to pay up to $2.5 billion a year to subsidize the largest corporation in the world. The American people shouldn't have to pay more than $200 million and counting for Wal-Mart's failure to provide health care.
Instead of being embarrassed, Wal-Mart arrogantly brags that most state public health care programs offer "a better value" than Wal-Mart's health care. What a shame. But Wal-Mart's abuse of our health care system isn't going to change unless we join together and do something about it.
Please help us build a citizens army to change Wal-Mart. We need you to sign up 10 people today to become Citizen Co-Sponsors of our campaign to Make Wal-Mart Care About Health Care:
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/health-legislative.html On behalf of the American people, with your help, we will change Wal-Mart and change America.
Posted by UFCW 227 at June 22, 2005 11:26 AM