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Taking the common sense that comes from the grassroots as all working people know the current for-profit private health care bureaucracy is broken; Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced today that the union will campaign vigorously for health care reform. The campaign will feature a new website, an ad campaign, call-in days, e-activism and events planned throughout Congress's August recess.
Tens of thousands of Teamsters activists will call Congress on Tuesday to support quality, affordable health care for everyone now - part of a national call-in day sponsored by Health Care for America Now.
"Health care reform is too important for the labor movement to sit on the sidelines," Hoffa said. "The high cost of health care is burdening American workers, crippling U.S. companies, hurting the economy and adding to the deficit.
"I am personally urging Teamsters local unions to get out there and support President Obama's efforts to fix our broken health-care system. This is an unprecedented effort on our part."
The Web site features a toolkit for taking action, news, legislative updates and facts about the health care crisis facing America.
"Our e-activist effort is only the most recent in our ongoing mobilization of our members as we pursue our priorities: protecting and expanding American jobs and improving the quality of life for American working families," Hoffa said.
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