2019 Highlights

• “Winning Universal Health Care: Federal, State and Local Action” Well-attended forum at El Centro de la Raza kick-started our work in Olympia and our federal advocacy; attended by Rep. Jayapal (by video) and 6 state and local legislators.

• Worked to rebuild our Steering, Policy and Organizing committees and communications platform.

• Helped advance Pathway to Universal Health Care bill in Olympia, leading to creation of Universal Health Care Work Group; helped get single payer advocates selected for the Work Group; supported many other health care gains in the legislative session.

• Worked with Rep. Jayapal before introduction of her Medicare for All bill, HR 1384; helped make Seattle the first city to endorse it by resolution

• Helped organize action on drug prices at Seattle Federal Building

• Worked with Rep. Ro Khanna on reintroduction of the State Based Universal Health Care Act (SBUHC) and engaged national single-payer movement to support SBUHC as adjunct to the campaign for Medicare for All.

• Helped organize HCHR’s labor members for resolution at WSLC convention reaffirming labor support for Medicare for All

• Actively supported UFCW 21 grocery campaign and SEIU 1199NW/WSNA/UFCW 21 Swedish-Providence campaign and strike

• General meeting adopted 2020 platform with nearly complete participation of HCHR sponsoring organizations