2020 Healthcare Wins

• Supported UHC Work Group with public input and strategized with WG members to promote Option A (universal state plan, publicly funded and administered), which was supported by a majority of WG members in a final poll.

• Further developed committees, communications and outreach, adding new member organizations. 

• Gathered broad organizational support for sign-on letters to WA delegation re: principles for just COVID relief, Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act (HCEGA)

• Supported health care unions’ campaign for PPE and members participated in the protest movement for racial justice

• Organized well-attended Zoom General meetings

•  with Rep. Jayapal, featuring Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act,

•  With Seattle City Council re: urgency of racial equity, acknowledging racism as public health crisis, need for police/public safety reform 

• Helped organize for the WSLC resolution reaffirming support for Medicare for All, which passed unanimously by roll call vote

• Engaged with Governor's Safe Start Advisory Groups

• Held 1st ever retreat, helping us deepen commitment to centering racial equity as key to strengthening our community-labor campaign’s capacity to win (“Desired State”).

• Some member organizations  and individuals lent active support and canvassed for state and federal election campaigns

• Well-attended December general meeting adopted 2021 policy priorities.