Texans Rally for Health Care Reform

A labor-led coalition has called a statewide rally for national health care reform on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Austin, Texas. The event happens 1-3 p.m. at the State Capitol.

Demands are all of those that national unions are demanding, including a strong public option, no taxes on union-won health care benefits and mandatory “pay or play” participation by businesses

Organizers say the corporate media may make the issue sound complicated, but health care reform is really about working Americans against insurance companies. The American Medical Association and the American Alliance for Retired Americans recently backed health care reform proposals.

Contact Houston People Before Profits or, outside the area, Jobs with Justice for transportation options in North Texas, where several buses are chartered.