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RN's Statement on Death of Nataline Sarkisyan: 'CIGNA Should Have Listened to Her Doctors And Approved the Transplant Earlier
Friday, December 21, 2007 : The California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee today blasted insurance giant CIGNA for failing to approve a liver transplant one week earlier for 17-year-old Nataline Sarkisyan, who tragically died last night just hours after CIGNA relented and agreed to the procedure following a massive national outcry.
On Dec. 11, four leading physicians, including the surgical director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program at UCLA, wrote to CIGNA urging the company to reverse its denial. The physicians said that Nataline “currently meets criteria to be listed as Status 1A” for a transplant. They also challenged CIGNA’s denial which the company said occurred because their benefit plan “does not cover experimental, investigational and unproven services,” to which the doctors replied, “Nataline’s case is in fact none of the above.”
“So what happened between December 11, when CIGNA denied the transplant, and December 20 when they approved? A huge outpouring of protest and CIGNA’s public humiliation. Why didn’t they just listen to the medical professionals at the bedside in the first place?” asked Geri Jenkins, RN, a member of the CNA/NNOC Council of Presidents who works in a transplant unit at the University of California San Diego Medical Center.
On Thursday, CIGNA was bombarded with phone calls to its offices across the country while a rally sponsored by CNA/NNOC, with the substantial help of the local Armenian community, drew 150 people to the Glendale offices of CIGNA – all of which produced the turnaround by CIGNA to finally reverse its prior denial of care.
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It is time to give the people of California an opportunity to remove the insurance industry from
healthcare in California with a consitutional amendment this coming November. Please support
this initiative.
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm#circ
1300. (07-0055, Amdt. #1S)
Subject: Attorney General's Title and Summary of Initiative
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 19:26:02 -0800
1300. (07-0055, Amdt. #1S)
Health Care. Constitutional Amendment.
Summary Date: 12/06/07 Circulation Deadline: 05/05/08 Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponent: James R. Smith
Directs Legislature to establish a “California Health Security Plan”. Plan shall be free to all members and fully funded by “general revenue and sources” as directed by Legislature. Requires plan to pay for all medical, mental health, dental and vision care. Directs plan to provide equal care for all members. Makes all residents who have resided in state for ten months of previous year eligible for plan. Provides for some residents to be automatically enrolled. Requires privacy of medical records of members. Requires Legislature to establish an elected oversight board. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Net unknown costs to state and local government, potentially in the low tens of billions of dollars; these costs would be greater or lesser depending on actions taken by the Governor or Legislature in structuring the health coverage expansion program. (Initiative 07-0055.) (Full Text)
http://ag.ca.gov/cms_pdfs/initiatives/i724_07-0055_Initiative_A1S.pdf
http://www.californiansforhealthsecurity.org/
The California Health Security Initiative
Text of the Proposed Initiative for the Nov. 4 2008 Ballot:
The California Health Security Plan
The State of California shall establish the California Health Security Plan, which shall meet the following requirements:
• All current residents of California shall be eligible to join the Plan, provided they have physically resided in the state for ten months of the previous year. In addition, the Plan shall automatically enroll and deliver membership cards to all California income tax filers who have California addresses and their dependents.
• Membership in the Plan shall require no premiums, copayments or deductibles. The Plan shall be fully funded by such general revenues and sources as the Legislature may enact.
• The Plan shall pay for the health care of members. "Health care" shall include all treatments, prescription drugs, devices, emergency care, preventive measures, rehabilitative care, longterm care, mental healthcare, dental care, vision care, women's healthcare, care for work-related injuries and other care classified as medically necessary by the California Health Security Board, as described below.
• The Plan shall implement the principle of equal care for all. The plan shall be evaluated by data on outreach, access, treatments, and outcomes; administration of the Plan shall be modified to achieve equal outreach, access, treatment, and outcome for all. Privacy of medical records and the right to have hard copies of medical records will be required of this healthcare security plan for the patients.
• The Legislature shall establish an elected Board of healthcare workers and Plan members composed of one board member from each Congressional district elected by the people in the same time, place and manner as the U.S. President. The Legislature shall appoint an initial Board within 60 days of certification of this initiative, and thereafter the Board shall be elected.
• The Board's classification of medically necessary care shall include at least 95 percent of all California spending on health care. The definition of such spending shall adhere to the definitions used to collect statistics on care, services, supplies, and public health activities by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or its successor agency. The Board shall be empowered to negotiate with
pharmaceutical corporations for lower prescription drug prices and for all goods and services for this plan. The Board shall make an annual report to the people of California on the state of their health security.
• The Legislature shall implement the major provisions of this Plan within one year, following the certification of its passage.
CHSInitiative [at] gmail.com
Questions & Answers:
Is there a conflict between the provisions of the California Health Security Plan and Senate Bill 840?
No. The CHSP puts the principles of equal care for all into the State constitution, while Senate Bill 840 is proposed legislation to enact the details that do not belong in the constitution. The bill has been amended often. In its current form a few provisions of SB 840, such as the possibility of copayments and deductibles at some future date, would have to be amended out of the bill.
Does the California Health Security Plan rely on the same financing sources as SB 840?
SB 840 does not specify financing. That job is left to a companion bill that has hardly begun its journey through the legislature.
Shoud I work for an initiative to pass the California Health Security Plan instead of working for SB 840?
There is no need to choose. We want the CHSP initiative on the Nov. 2008 ballot. Everyone acknowledges that SB 840 will not become law by itself so long as Arnold Schwarzenegger is governor, and his term runs through 2010. Putting the CHSP into our constitution will advance the single payer movement.
Does a person need to file an income tax return to get health care?
No! The California Health Security Plan includes everyone who shows he or she "physically resided in the state for ten months of the previous year." The income tax roll is simply used as a tool for automatic enrollment that gets the plan off to a great start.
Endorsers:
Cindy Varela Henderson, CWA local 9000*
Dr. Larry Rose, Former Chief Doctor CA-OSHA
Janice Rothstein, L.V.N. UC AFSCME 2299*
Nick Jones, UHW* retired staff
Charles Andrews, Health Care Researcher
C.T. Weber California State Employees Association, Region 3 Director (For Identification Purposes Only) and Peace and Freedom Party of California, North State Chair
Michael Lyon SF Gray Panthers*
Ross Mirkarimi, Supervisor San Francisco
Phuong Tran Santa Clara CNA*
Tom Ammiano, Supervisor San Francisco
Barbara Shannon SF CNA*
Allen Fitzpatrick CNA*
Mary Ann Ring, UCSF CUE State Wide Executive Board*
Mark Leno, California Assemblymen
Leland Yee, California State Senator
Eric Quezada, Mission Displacement Coalition*
Vicky Dunn, CNA*
David Campos
Lew Gold, SEIU-CSEA-Chapter 305* retired
Valerie Tulier, Latino Steering Committee
Tenya Lafore Unite-HERE Local 2*
Crystal Stermer, Unite-HERE Local 2*
Larry Small, CWA Media Workers*
Carlos Flores, GCU-IBT Local 4 Secretary Treasurer*
Chris Daly, SF Board Of Supervisors
C.T. Weber California State Employees Association, Region 3 Director (For Identification Purposes Only) and Peace and Freedom Party of California, North State Chair
Donna Carter CNA Member* and Delegate To California Nurses Association
Steve Kessler, Alameda Labor Party
Stan Woods, ILWU Local 6*
Carolyn Scarr, Ecumenical Peace Institute
Ann Fagan Ginger, Alameda Writers Union*
Fracesca Rosa SEIU 1021 member* and Delegate To SF Labor Council
Kathy Lipscom, SEIU UHW* Retired and Delegate To SF Labor Council
Bill Balderston, OEA*
Mary Prophet, CTA/NEA*
Alice Stek, MD, FACOG, AAHIVS
Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star Families*
Sanda Everette, Member CTA-NEA*
Cynthia McKinney, Former Congresswoman
June Brashares, Global Exchange*
Christy Miller
Majeid Crawford
Alan Benjamin, Organizer Newspaper, Delegate To SF Labor Council, Executive Committee SFLC
Ronald Stutz
Eric Blanc
Roland Sheppard, Retired BA Painters Local 4
Nancy Ula
Gloria LaRiva, CWA ITU*
Espanola Jackson
Marily Jackson
David Grace
Lisa Harris
Willie & Mary Radcliff, Publisher and Editor San Francisco Bayview
Thomas Lacey, Peace and Freedom Party San Francisco
John Morton, Alameda Green Party Committee
Christopher Mohammad
Russ Miyashiro, ILWU Local 34*
Pierre M. Labossiere
Tami Bryant, SEIU 1000
Ralph Forsyth
Bill Schult, Sacramento UAW local 2350 *
Starlet Hamitton Sacramento UAW local 2350 *
Willie Walker Sacramento ILWU *
Mary Hamlett Sacramento
Kathyn Marinos Sacramento Capitol UAW Retirees *
Rafael Serrasos Sacramento SEIU local 1000 *
Karen Bernal Sacramento Sacramento for Democracy
Al Rojas Sacramento LCLAA *
Albert Rojas Sacramento LCLAA, IHSS (union) *
Humberto L Garcia Sacramento SEIU local 1000, dlc781 *
Randy Lopez Sacramento BAMN *
Rafael Rocha Sacramento LCLAA *
Guambry Santillan Sacramento LCLAA *
Agustin Ramirez Sacramento LCLAA *
DANA Meza Sacramento LCLAA *
Erika Duran Sacramento LCLAA *
Memo Durgin Sacramento LCLAA Sacramento, President
Gail Ryall Sacramento Coalition Labor Union Women
Jonathan Nack
Jeremy Corbyn, UK Member Of Parliament
Gretchen Lipow, President of ALCOSTA Retired*
CC Cambell Rock, Katrina Activist In California
Susan Harman, CalCARE*
Cynthia Servetnick, IFPTE Local 21 Steward*
James Wright, SEIU 1877*
Judith L. Hoff UTU 1741*
Mike Casey, President Unite-Here Local 2*
Kenny Lukas, UBC Carpenters Local 22
Michael Daly, Iron Workers Local 377*
Julie Fisher, UFCW 101*
Ron Dicks, Western Area VP IFPTE*
Kathy Price, IFPTE Local 21*
Dean Coate, IFPTE Local 21*
David Welsh, NALC 214*
Gloria La Riva NCMWU-CWA 39521*
Alice Lindstrom, SF APWU*
Jean Taylor, SF APWU*
Noel Wiggins, SF APWU*
Allan Fisher, AFT 2121*
Claire Zvanski, IFPTE 21*
Linda Plack, Vice President UESF-AFT Local 61*
Robert Cherney, Professor San Francisco State University
Grif Fariello, writer San Francisco
Richard Mead, ILWU Local 10*
John Meade, SEIU 1021*
Cynthia Servetnick, IFPTE Local 21 Steward*
James Wright, SEIU 1877*
Judith L. Hoff UTU 1741*
Mike Casey, President Unite-Here Local 2*
Kenny Lukas, UBC Carpenters Local 22
Michael Daly, Iron Workers Local 377*
Julie Fisher, UFCW 101*
Ron Dicks, Western Area VP IFPTE*
Kathy Price, IFPTE Local 21*
Dean Coate, IFPTE Local 21*
David Welsh, NALC 214*
Gloria La Riva NCMWU-CWA 39521*
Alice Lindstrom, SF APWU*
Jean Taylor, SF APWU*
Noel Wiggins, SF APWU*
Allan Fisher, AFT 2121*
Claire Zvanski, IFPTE 21*
Linda Plack, Vice President UESF-AFT Local 61*
Robert Cherney, Professor San Francisco State University
Grif Fariello, writer San Francisco
Richard Mead, ILWU Local 10*
John Meade, SEIU 1021*
Melba Maldonado
Terrence Velen, Filipino Community Center*
Steve Austin
Ana Loya, La Raza Centro Legal*
Bill Carpenter, AFT 2121*
Max Pringle, KPFA*
David H. Williams SF SEIU 1021*
Masan Stockstill SEIU UHW*
Manae Ross CNA*
Ben Elliot CNA*
Adrian Maldonado Unite-Here Local 2*
Tenaya Lafore, Unite-Here Local 2*
Forfirio Quentano, SEIU UHW*
Dr. Michael Treece, Pediatrics St. Lukes Hospital San Francisco
Marilla Arguelles, SEIU 6434*
Charlene Lilie, SEIU 521*
Terry Re, SEIU 1000*
Charlie Hinton, Inkworks*
Clarence Thomas, ILWU Local 10*
Stan Santos, CWA 9408*
Jo Lawrence, AFT BFT*
Willie Amos, ATU 192*
Nancy Jean Bell, SEIU 521*
Claudette Begin, CUE State Executive Board*
Ken Hopper, Ironworkers 378*
Harry Brill, East Bay Community Coalition*
Ray Bernard, AFT 2121*
Gary Horrocks, IAM 1546*
Sharon F. Piansay, UESF*
James McKinney, AFT 2121
Randy Christensen, CWA 9415*
Jesse Christensen, CWA 9400*
Katherine Bell, UESF*
Jerry Fillingim, SEIU 1021*
Bill Morgan, UESF*
Jon Sternberg, CNA*
John Garibaldi, UBC Local 22 Carpenters*
Kathy Samen, SAG*
Steve Tubar, ILWU Local 6*
Jane Scantleberry, SEIU 1021*
Paul Sander, AFSCME 444*
Judy Greenspan, UTR*
Charles T. Smith, AFSCME 444*
Steve Willett, UPTE-CWA 9119*
Muke Gualgo, Unite-Here Local 2*
Carol Wood, SEIU 1021*
Pierre Labossiere
Bob Mandel, OEA*
Victor Enriquez, SEIU 1877*
Placido Rosas, SEIU 1877*
Josh Kornbluth, SAG/AFTRA*
Betty Olson-Jones, President OEA*
Charlie Ridgell, SEIU UHW*
Louie Rocha, President CWA 9423*
Trinidad Ptiscareno, UBC 405*
Nino Mada, UPTE-CWA*
Dolores Huerta, VP UFWA*
Tony Tiscareno, President United Steelworkers Of America Local 1440*
Zev Kivitky, Executive Director SEIU Stanford Clerical Workers*
Porfirio Queafano SF SEIU- UHW *
Andy Griggs, Executive Board UTLA*
Margot Pepper, NWU-UAW 1781*
Martin Hittelman, California Federation of Teachers*
Michael Everett, IATSE 728*
Andy Griggs, U.S. Labor Against the War*, UTLA*
Gene Warren Jr., FTAC*
Don White, SoCal Americans for Democratic Action*
Paul Krehbiel, Coalition for World Peace*
Michael Kaufman, PDA*, CCDS*
Ronald Warren, Solidarity*
David Greene, San Pedro Democratic Club*
Steve Schuh, Riverside Area Peace & Justice Action*
Jennifer Epps, LANIC*
Carrie Scoville, San Pedro
Bob McCloskey, Monterey Park
Ted Hajjar, Venice
Jerry Kimery, Hacienda Heights
Mitchell Eisenberg, Los Angeles
Nora Delijian, Pasadena
Roger Eaton, Los Angeles
Bill Logan, Long Beach
James Grizell, Venice
Leeza Vinogradav Alameda Gray Panthers
Tobey M. Wiebe Alameda
Catherine Porter Alameda
Fran Rachel Alameda
Asher Wolf Alameda
Lori Gold Alameda
Tony Martarelle Costra County PACCC
Ronnie Levin Costra County
Kendal Andersen " " PACCC
Pastor C. Jackson Alameda Bright Star Church
Paul Moore Alameda CA
Melek Brooks SF
Henry Wong LA
Beverly Dove Alameda
Brenda Balania Alameda
Karen Quehei " "
Tom Reitter " "
Tamen Miller Chico, Ca.
Ledvig Lockwood Humboldt
Lily Blake Santa Clara
Fereshteh Mohammadian " : "
Humberto Flores " "
Abel Macias Alameda
Brie Aulto Napa
Ewril Aulto Humboldt
Sharon Tmaldonado Alameda CTA
Paulette Cuiello Sacramento
David T. Prock San Francisco
Dave Garcia Butte Co.
Errol Davis SF
Jessica Rousseau "
Van L. Truesdell Humbolt
Paul Encime Mendocini
Erik Wilson SF
Jason Blalock SF AFSCME
Liz Perlman SF SEIU 1021
Monaolel Herzallah SF CSEA
Tarina Larson Alameda
Laurie Blazich El Dorado
Camille White-Avian SF
Alex Schmavs SF
Linda Williams SF
Kathleen Greene Contra Costa CODE PINK
Sharat Lin Santa Clara
Laura Zweig " " CODE PINK
Peggy Holmes Contra Costa CODE PINK
Carol Chalton Mendocino CODE PINK
Yoko TAKAHASHI SF CODE PINK
Jackie Tonkel Santa Clara CODE PINK
Charles E. Graf SF CODE PINK
Cynthia Papermaster SF " "
BJ Scofield SF " "
Pamela Bennett " "
Renay Davis SF " "
Marie Bravo Placer " "
Mari Blome Alameda " "
Joan Levinson Alameda
Diga Ramos SF
Esin Kunt Santa Clara
Harvey Smith Alameda
Grace Severtson SF
Amy Samelson Santa Clara
Adele Brookman SF
Phyllis Shulman SF
Julie Berger SF
Agus Lum SF
Jack Stephens SF Teamster, 278*
Kristian Lim Alameda
Richard Claymore SF
Gerardo Paiz "
Evan Macgreger "
Keith Robbins "
Stephanie Kerby Alameda
N Trasuine SF
Nadia Conrad SF
Laura Crossley SF
Marco Biamchi "
Dinoyah Alvarez "
Ed Murray AFT2121*
Mary Merryman
James Sheldon
Maria DeLaMora
Martha Hindahl
Democrats For America Marin
Peace and Freedom Party
*for identification only
Our petition to win free, quality health care for all Californians without lining the pockets of corporate moguls is now out and circulating.
You can download the petition at:
http://www.californiansforhealthsecurity.org
PLEASE NOTE: California Law provides very strict guidelines on obtaining invalid initiative petition signatures. For instance:
Petition must be printed double-sided. The two pages are in the pdf file.
Do not alter the SIZE or FORMAT of the Petition as the law requires all dimensions to remain the same. (See details in the Instruction sheet.)
All signatures on a petition must be by REGISTERED VOTERS of the SAME County that is designated on both sides of the Petition. Use separate petitions for each different county. [*If you are not registered to vote you may fill out a voter registration form and then immediately thereafter sign the petition. Follow this link to access the online California voter registration form in a new window.]
The person circulating the Petition must WITNESS each person as they sign. You do not have to fill in all five signature blocks for the petition to be valid. You may submit your Petition with as few as one and as many as five signatures.
The person who circulates the Petition, even if you only circulate it to yourself, must sign EACH petition at the bottom. (See details in the Instruction sheet.)
Signatures that are improperly collected will be invalid and will not be counted. Please download the petition instructions and follow them very carefully!
Jim
healthcare in California with a consitutional amendment this coming November. Please support
this initiative.
http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_j.htm#circ
1300. (07-0055, Amdt. #1S)
Subject: Attorney General's Title and Summary of Initiative
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 19:26:02 -0800
1300. (07-0055, Amdt. #1S)
Health Care. Constitutional Amendment.
Summary Date: 12/06/07 Circulation Deadline: 05/05/08 Signatures Required: 694,354
Proponent: James R. Smith
Directs Legislature to establish a “California Health Security Plan”. Plan shall be free to all members and fully funded by “general revenue and sources” as directed by Legislature. Requires plan to pay for all medical, mental health, dental and vision care. Directs plan to provide equal care for all members. Makes all residents who have resided in state for ten months of previous year eligible for plan. Provides for some residents to be automatically enrolled. Requires privacy of medical records of members. Requires Legislature to establish an elected oversight board. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Net unknown costs to state and local government, potentially in the low tens of billions of dollars; these costs would be greater or lesser depending on actions taken by the Governor or Legislature in structuring the health coverage expansion program. (Initiative 07-0055.) (Full Text)
http://ag.ca.gov/cms_pdfs/initiatives/i724_07-0055_Initiative_A1S.pdf
http://www.californiansforhealthsecurity.org/
The California Health Security Initiative
Text of the Proposed Initiative for the Nov. 4 2008 Ballot:
The California Health Security Plan
The State of California shall establish the California Health Security Plan, which shall meet the following requirements:
• All current residents of California shall be eligible to join the Plan, provided they have physically resided in the state for ten months of the previous year. In addition, the Plan shall automatically enroll and deliver membership cards to all California income tax filers who have California addresses and their dependents.
• Membership in the Plan shall require no premiums, copayments or deductibles. The Plan shall be fully funded by such general revenues and sources as the Legislature may enact.
• The Plan shall pay for the health care of members. "Health care" shall include all treatments, prescription drugs, devices, emergency care, preventive measures, rehabilitative care, longterm care, mental healthcare, dental care, vision care, women's healthcare, care for work-related injuries and other care classified as medically necessary by the California Health Security Board, as described below.
• The Plan shall implement the principle of equal care for all. The plan shall be evaluated by data on outreach, access, treatments, and outcomes; administration of the Plan shall be modified to achieve equal outreach, access, treatment, and outcome for all. Privacy of medical records and the right to have hard copies of medical records will be required of this healthcare security plan for the patients.
• The Legislature shall establish an elected Board of healthcare workers and Plan members composed of one board member from each Congressional district elected by the people in the same time, place and manner as the U.S. President. The Legislature shall appoint an initial Board within 60 days of certification of this initiative, and thereafter the Board shall be elected.
• The Board's classification of medically necessary care shall include at least 95 percent of all California spending on health care. The definition of such spending shall adhere to the definitions used to collect statistics on care, services, supplies, and public health activities by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or its successor agency. The Board shall be empowered to negotiate with
pharmaceutical corporations for lower prescription drug prices and for all goods and services for this plan. The Board shall make an annual report to the people of California on the state of their health security.
• The Legislature shall implement the major provisions of this Plan within one year, following the certification of its passage.
CHSInitiative [at] gmail.com
Questions & Answers:
Is there a conflict between the provisions of the California Health Security Plan and Senate Bill 840?
No. The CHSP puts the principles of equal care for all into the State constitution, while Senate Bill 840 is proposed legislation to enact the details that do not belong in the constitution. The bill has been amended often. In its current form a few provisions of SB 840, such as the possibility of copayments and deductibles at some future date, would have to be amended out of the bill.
Does the California Health Security Plan rely on the same financing sources as SB 840?
SB 840 does not specify financing. That job is left to a companion bill that has hardly begun its journey through the legislature.
Shoud I work for an initiative to pass the California Health Security Plan instead of working for SB 840?
There is no need to choose. We want the CHSP initiative on the Nov. 2008 ballot. Everyone acknowledges that SB 840 will not become law by itself so long as Arnold Schwarzenegger is governor, and his term runs through 2010. Putting the CHSP into our constitution will advance the single payer movement.
Does a person need to file an income tax return to get health care?
No! The California Health Security Plan includes everyone who shows he or she "physically resided in the state for ten months of the previous year." The income tax roll is simply used as a tool for automatic enrollment that gets the plan off to a great start.
Endorsers:
Cindy Varela Henderson, CWA local 9000*
Dr. Larry Rose, Former Chief Doctor CA-OSHA
Janice Rothstein, L.V.N. UC AFSCME 2299*
Nick Jones, UHW* retired staff
Charles Andrews, Health Care Researcher
C.T. Weber California State Employees Association, Region 3 Director (For Identification Purposes Only) and Peace and Freedom Party of California, North State Chair
Michael Lyon SF Gray Panthers*
Ross Mirkarimi, Supervisor San Francisco
Phuong Tran Santa Clara CNA*
Tom Ammiano, Supervisor San Francisco
Barbara Shannon SF CNA*
Allen Fitzpatrick CNA*
Mary Ann Ring, UCSF CUE State Wide Executive Board*
Mark Leno, California Assemblymen
Leland Yee, California State Senator
Eric Quezada, Mission Displacement Coalition*
Vicky Dunn, CNA*
David Campos
Lew Gold, SEIU-CSEA-Chapter 305* retired
Valerie Tulier, Latino Steering Committee
Tenya Lafore Unite-HERE Local 2*
Crystal Stermer, Unite-HERE Local 2*
Larry Small, CWA Media Workers*
Carlos Flores, GCU-IBT Local 4 Secretary Treasurer*
Chris Daly, SF Board Of Supervisors
C.T. Weber California State Employees Association, Region 3 Director (For Identification Purposes Only) and Peace and Freedom Party of California, North State Chair
Donna Carter CNA Member* and Delegate To California Nurses Association
Steve Kessler, Alameda Labor Party
Stan Woods, ILWU Local 6*
Carolyn Scarr, Ecumenical Peace Institute
Ann Fagan Ginger, Alameda Writers Union*
Fracesca Rosa SEIU 1021 member* and Delegate To SF Labor Council
Kathy Lipscom, SEIU UHW* Retired and Delegate To SF Labor Council
Bill Balderston, OEA*
Mary Prophet, CTA/NEA*
Alice Stek, MD, FACOG, AAHIVS
Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star Families*
Sanda Everette, Member CTA-NEA*
Cynthia McKinney, Former Congresswoman
June Brashares, Global Exchange*
Christy Miller
Majeid Crawford
Alan Benjamin, Organizer Newspaper, Delegate To SF Labor Council, Executive Committee SFLC
Ronald Stutz
Eric Blanc
Roland Sheppard, Retired BA Painters Local 4
Nancy Ula
Gloria LaRiva, CWA ITU*
Espanola Jackson
Marily Jackson
David Grace
Lisa Harris
Willie & Mary Radcliff, Publisher and Editor San Francisco Bayview
Thomas Lacey, Peace and Freedom Party San Francisco
John Morton, Alameda Green Party Committee
Christopher Mohammad
Russ Miyashiro, ILWU Local 34*
Pierre M. Labossiere
Tami Bryant, SEIU 1000
Ralph Forsyth
Bill Schult, Sacramento UAW local 2350 *
Starlet Hamitton Sacramento UAW local 2350 *
Willie Walker Sacramento ILWU *
Mary Hamlett Sacramento
Kathyn Marinos Sacramento Capitol UAW Retirees *
Rafael Serrasos Sacramento SEIU local 1000 *
Karen Bernal Sacramento Sacramento for Democracy
Al Rojas Sacramento LCLAA *
Albert Rojas Sacramento LCLAA, IHSS (union) *
Humberto L Garcia Sacramento SEIU local 1000, dlc781 *
Randy Lopez Sacramento BAMN *
Rafael Rocha Sacramento LCLAA *
Guambry Santillan Sacramento LCLAA *
Agustin Ramirez Sacramento LCLAA *
DANA Meza Sacramento LCLAA *
Erika Duran Sacramento LCLAA *
Memo Durgin Sacramento LCLAA Sacramento, President
Gail Ryall Sacramento Coalition Labor Union Women
Jonathan Nack
Jeremy Corbyn, UK Member Of Parliament
Gretchen Lipow, President of ALCOSTA Retired*
CC Cambell Rock, Katrina Activist In California
Susan Harman, CalCARE*
Cynthia Servetnick, IFPTE Local 21 Steward*
James Wright, SEIU 1877*
Judith L. Hoff UTU 1741*
Mike Casey, President Unite-Here Local 2*
Kenny Lukas, UBC Carpenters Local 22
Michael Daly, Iron Workers Local 377*
Julie Fisher, UFCW 101*
Ron Dicks, Western Area VP IFPTE*
Kathy Price, IFPTE Local 21*
Dean Coate, IFPTE Local 21*
David Welsh, NALC 214*
Gloria La Riva NCMWU-CWA 39521*
Alice Lindstrom, SF APWU*
Jean Taylor, SF APWU*
Noel Wiggins, SF APWU*
Allan Fisher, AFT 2121*
Claire Zvanski, IFPTE 21*
Linda Plack, Vice President UESF-AFT Local 61*
Robert Cherney, Professor San Francisco State University
Grif Fariello, writer San Francisco
Richard Mead, ILWU Local 10*
John Meade, SEIU 1021*
Cynthia Servetnick, IFPTE Local 21 Steward*
James Wright, SEIU 1877*
Judith L. Hoff UTU 1741*
Mike Casey, President Unite-Here Local 2*
Kenny Lukas, UBC Carpenters Local 22
Michael Daly, Iron Workers Local 377*
Julie Fisher, UFCW 101*
Ron Dicks, Western Area VP IFPTE*
Kathy Price, IFPTE Local 21*
Dean Coate, IFPTE Local 21*
David Welsh, NALC 214*
Gloria La Riva NCMWU-CWA 39521*
Alice Lindstrom, SF APWU*
Jean Taylor, SF APWU*
Noel Wiggins, SF APWU*
Allan Fisher, AFT 2121*
Claire Zvanski, IFPTE 21*
Linda Plack, Vice President UESF-AFT Local 61*
Robert Cherney, Professor San Francisco State University
Grif Fariello, writer San Francisco
Richard Mead, ILWU Local 10*
John Meade, SEIU 1021*
Melba Maldonado
Terrence Velen, Filipino Community Center*
Steve Austin
Ana Loya, La Raza Centro Legal*
Bill Carpenter, AFT 2121*
Max Pringle, KPFA*
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Ben Elliot CNA*
Adrian Maldonado Unite-Here Local 2*
Tenaya Lafore, Unite-Here Local 2*
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Terry Re, SEIU 1000*
Charlie Hinton, Inkworks*
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Stan Santos, CWA 9408*
Jo Lawrence, AFT BFT*
Willie Amos, ATU 192*
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Claudette Begin, CUE State Executive Board*
Ken Hopper, Ironworkers 378*
Harry Brill, East Bay Community Coalition*
Ray Bernard, AFT 2121*
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James McKinney, AFT 2121
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Jerry Fillingim, SEIU 1021*
Bill Morgan, UESF*
Jon Sternberg, CNA*
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Steve Tubar, ILWU Local 6*
Jane Scantleberry, SEIU 1021*
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Judy Greenspan, UTR*
Charles T. Smith, AFSCME 444*
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Pierre Labossiere
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Betty Olson-Jones, President OEA*
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Dolores Huerta, VP UFWA*
Tony Tiscareno, President United Steelworkers Of America Local 1440*
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Porfirio Queafano SF SEIU- UHW *
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Margot Pepper, NWU-UAW 1781*
Martin Hittelman, California Federation of Teachers*
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Andy Griggs, U.S. Labor Against the War*, UTLA*
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Don White, SoCal Americans for Democratic Action*
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Michael Kaufman, PDA*, CCDS*
Ronald Warren, Solidarity*
David Greene, San Pedro Democratic Club*
Steve Schuh, Riverside Area Peace & Justice Action*
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Carrie Scoville, San Pedro
Bob McCloskey, Monterey Park
Ted Hajjar, Venice
Jerry Kimery, Hacienda Heights
Mitchell Eisenberg, Los Angeles
Nora Delijian, Pasadena
Roger Eaton, Los Angeles
Bill Logan, Long Beach
James Grizell, Venice
Leeza Vinogradav Alameda Gray Panthers
Tobey M. Wiebe Alameda
Catherine Porter Alameda
Fran Rachel Alameda
Asher Wolf Alameda
Lori Gold Alameda
Tony Martarelle Costra County PACCC
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Jack Stephens SF Teamster, 278*
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Our petition to win free, quality health care for all Californians without lining the pockets of corporate moguls is now out and circulating.
You can download the petition at:
http://www.californiansforhealthsecurity.org
PLEASE NOTE: California Law provides very strict guidelines on obtaining invalid initiative petition signatures. For instance:
Petition must be printed double-sided. The two pages are in the pdf file.
Do not alter the SIZE or FORMAT of the Petition as the law requires all dimensions to remain the same. (See details in the Instruction sheet.)
All signatures on a petition must be by REGISTERED VOTERS of the SAME County that is designated on both sides of the Petition. Use separate petitions for each different county. [*If you are not registered to vote you may fill out a voter registration form and then immediately thereafter sign the petition. Follow this link to access the online California voter registration form in a new window.]
The person circulating the Petition must WITNESS each person as they sign. You do not have to fill in all five signature blocks for the petition to be valid. You may submit your Petition with as few as one and as many as five signatures.
The person who circulates the Petition, even if you only circulate it to yourself, must sign EACH petition at the bottom. (See details in the Instruction sheet.)
Signatures that are improperly collected will be invalid and will not be counted. Please download the petition instructions and follow them very carefully!
Jim
For more information:
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