Collective Bargaining = Affordable Health Care

 

Tell your State Representative now:  Support the Municipal Health Insurance Amendment (#749)

APRIL 26 Who is co-sponsoring Amendment #749? This list of co-sponsoring state representatives will be updated daily as new co-sponsors are added: Alicea, Geraldo Andrews, Denise Ashe, Brian Atsalis, Demetrius Ayers, Bruce  Balser, Ruth Basile, Carlo Brady, Michael Cabral, Antonio Calter, Thomas Canavan, Christine Cantwell, James Chan, Tackey Coakley-Rivera, Cheryl Collins, Nick Coppinger, Ed Creedon, Geraldine Devers, Marcos Dwyer, James Ehrlich, Lori Fallon, Christopher Fennell, Robert Finn, Mike Fox, Gloria  Fresolo, John Garballey, Sean Garlick, Denise Garry, Colleen Henriquez, Carlos Khan, Kay Koczera, Robert Lewis, Jason Mahoney, John Mark, Paul McMurtry, Paul Miceli, James Murphy, James Nyman, Rhonda O'Day, James Provost, Denise Rogers, John Sciortino, Carl Smith, Stephen Smizik, Frank Spiliotis, Joyce Stanley, Thomas Sullivan, David Swan, Ben Timilty, Walter Toomey, Tim Turner, Cleon Walsh, Martin Wolf, Alice

Our collective bargaining rights are under attack! Unless it is defeated, the House Ways and Means budget proposal will give municipalities the right to force municipal employees into the Group Insurance Commission or make plan design changes, including increasing copayments and deductibles, without collective bargaining.

This issue will be decided by the House over the next three days. Please take the time now to contact your state representative and urge him or her to support the Municipal Health Insurance Amendment filed by Representative Martin Walsh and co-sponsored by 52 other legislators.

Phone calls are very effective. You can reach your representative through the House switchboard at 617-722-2000.

E-mails also help. To send an e-mail, click here.

 

April 28 is Educator Day

Lobbying in person is the most effective of all. Plan to come to Boston on Thursday, April 28, to talk to your representative about the importance of collective bargaining. MTA is working with a coalition of public employee unions on this issue. Each day during budget week – April 25-29 – members of these unions will come in on different days to lobby. April 28 is Educator Day, though you should feel free to come in any day that week if April 28 is not convenient. Legislators work into the evening during budget week, giving MTA members a rare opportunity to meet with them in person late in the day after work. Check with your local president about transportation options.

Come over to our Facebook event page and make your plans for Educator Day.

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