Archived Newsletters

2023

2022

Dec 20, 2022 – 2023 HCHR Policy Platform, Budget & Membership Dues Adopted + Call Congress about Omnibus Spending Bill

Dec 1, 2022 – Join HCHR-WA for December 14 General Meeting: Adopting 2023 Policy Agenda and Budget for 2023

Oct 20, 2022 – ✨GOTV Time✨: The Youth Vote Is Key to Saving Our Democracy and 🌎 + Medicare Victory for WA Public Service Retirees!

Oct. 6, 2022 – 🌊 Ride the Women’s Wave to the Ballot Dropbox! 🗳 March this Saturday!

Sept 14, 2022 – Invite Your Friends, Family, and Neighbors to Our Voter Cookout this Sunday!

Sept 1, 2022 – This Labor Day We Celebrate Major Union Gains and Washington Workers!

August 11, 2022 – We Win Big in DC! Let’s Keep Up the Pressure on Several Fronts!

July 28, 2022 – Tomorrow! Rally & Picket to Stop Medicare Privatizers + Get out the Vote for the Primary!

July 26, 2022 – Rally & Picket to Stop Medicare Privatization this Friday | Feeling the Solidarity at the WSLC Convention

July 18, 2022 – ALL HANDS ON DECK to Protect Medicare from ACO REACH – Rally, Sign-on letters

July 1, 2022 – With Your Support, Big Win for Traditional Medicare Yesterday at PEB Board Meeting

June 28, 2022 – The Fall of Roe & a New Threat to Traditional Medicare Here in WA State

June 8, 2022 – A June of Marches, Activism & Celebration as Elections Approach

May 11, 2022 – Tune in to First Senate Hearing on Medicare for All this Thursday | Saturday, March for Abortion Rights

Apr 29, 2022 – HCHR Follow-Up | Your Input on Next Steps & Your Actions Needed to Halt ACO REACH

Apr 19, 2022 – Register for Our General Meeting TUESDAY, April 26th & for Poor People’s Campaign Statewide Rally this Sat. April 23

Apr 7, 2022 – Join Us for Our General Meeting TUESDAY, April 26th | Stop Traditional Medicare Privatization NOW

Mar 22, 2022 – Big Healthcare Wins, Unfinished Business in Olympia

Mar 2, 2022 – Join Single-Payer Activists in Two Upcoming Conferences | Black Workers in Labor History

Jan 12, 2022 – Rein in Health Mergers & Acquisitions; Protect Voting Rights; plus MLK Day Events

2021

Dec 20, 2021 – 2022 Policy Platform Adopted + Build Back Better Update & Action Needed

Dec 7, 2021 – Invitation to HCHR 2022 Policy Platform Adoption Meeting December 15

Nov. 5, 2021 – Congressional votes imminent! Send quick emails to your Representative and US Senators today.

Nov. 3, 2021 – Keep up the pressure! Congress still negotiating over lowering drug prices

Oct 20, 2021 – Senators Murray & Cantwell: Please Publicly Support Biden’s Build Back Better Health Care Agenda

Sept 30, 2021 – March this Saturday Across the State to Defend Reproductive Rights, Reject Texas’ Dangerous Anti-Choice Law

Sept 28, 2021 – ACTION ALERT: Tell Your U.S. Rep to Stay the Course: Pass Build Back Better First, then Infrastructure

Sept 16, 2021 – ACTION ALERT: Call Senator Murray Today and Ask Her to Champion Full Medicare Expansion Package

Sept 10, 2021 – Healthcare Gains Are On the Line in Congress! Speak up now!

August 31, 2021 – Congress Advancing Medicare Expansion! Let’s Keep Momentum Going!

August 19, 2021 – Join U.S. & WA Lawmakers next Tuesday for Universal Health Care in WA

August 2, 2021 – Keep the Pressure on to Win E X P A N D E D Medicare, HCHR Forum Update & More

July 20, 2021 – Summer Healthcare Activism Continues! March, Rally and attend HCHR Public Forum with Federal & State Lawmakers

July 13, 2021 – Your Voice This Summer is Crucial for Health Care Justice

June 17, 2021 – Health Care Teach-in Video and Actions You Can Take Now

May 24, 2021 – New Link – Save the Date for HCHR Teach-In: New Progress on the Road to Universal Health Care!

During the session, Newsletters were on hiatus and we sent weekly Action Alerts instead.

January 13, 2021 – It’s time for lawmakers to hear from us! Plus great events coming this week!

2020

Dec 21, 2020 – 2021 Policy Proposals Adopted; Getting Ready to Advocate!

Dec 6, 2020 – HCHR Policy Priority Adoption Meeting Dec 15, 3 Quick Actions To Take for Health Care Right Now + Georgia!

Oct 2, 2020 – Health Care is on the Ballot; UHC Work Group Needs to Hear From You

Sept 8, 2020 – Universal Health Care for our State? Our Nation? Get Out the Vote! What’s Next on Seattle Defund?

August 10, 2020 – Tomorrow! Seattle Police Budget and Navigating Three Crises | Health Care Stories Needed for State Universal Health Care Work Group

July 21, 2020 – Primary Election: Vote for Health Care Values; Resources on #DefundthePolice

June 17, 2020 – “No Healthcare, No Justice. No Justice, No Peace.” Advancing Universal Health Care in the Two Washingtons

June 2, 2020 – Join Pramila & Colleagues June 9, Anti-Racism Action, & Last Call for Sign-On Letter

April 23, 2020 – Action Items Featured at HCHR General Meeting!

April 16, 2020 – Join HCHR and Rep. Pramila Jayapal at our General Meeting | Frontline Updates | Session Recap | Demands for Next Bailout

Mar. 26, 2020 – Our War Against Coronavirus – and for a Better Future, Urgent Actions, Local Frontline Stories,  HCHR General Meeting April 20 & much more

Mar. 17, 2020 – REP. JAYAPAL CORONAVIRUS CRISIS BRIEFING: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 5 PM + COVID-19 Resources

Feb. 25, 2020 - Legislative Update – Corrected Links :: It’s Crunch Time! Take 10 minutes Max to Advance these Health Care Bills in Olympia. Plus, Labor and Medicare for All post-Nevada

Feb. 19, 2020 - Legislative Update – Good News! Many Health Care Bills Made it to the Opposite Chamber. More Action Needed to Keep the Bills Moving in Olympia.

Feb. 6, 2020 - Legislative Update – Your Action Needed to get Health Care Bills Moving through the 2020 State Legislature

Jan. 31, 2020 - Moving Health Care Bills Forward in Olympia; Swedish Strike Update, Feb 7 UHC Work Group, and more

Jan 16, 2020 - Happy MLK, Jr. Day! HCHR Bill Tracker, Insulin Affordability & Dental Therapy Bills Need Your Support, Swedish-Providence Strike Update & more

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