STATEMENT from UNITE HERE President @DTaylorUH on the re-introduction of the 'Worker Health Coverage Protection Act" by @SenatorDurbin & @SenCortezMasto.

“We need 100% emergency COBRA coverage now. 80% of our workers are out of work, out of health insurance, out of money.”
“We are in a healthcare crisis yet millions are losing the one thing they need most right now: their health insurance. That is why I am pleased that @SenatorDurbin (D-IL) & @SenCortezMasto (D-NV) have once again introduced the ‘Worker Health Coverage Protection Act’ ..."
" ... that will provide 100% emergency coverage of health care premiums until workers are able to return to work and assume their coverage once again. The bill mirrors the legislation from the last session, S.4714."
“If Congress cannot agree on a large and vitally needed legislative package to bring relief to Americans, then please pass the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act to give workers at least one bit of comfort knowing their healthcare is intact.”
"One of the most powerful tools Congress can use is to provide 100% premium payments for those American workers who are unemployed, but cannot afford their insurance premiums. Working people are barely treading water right now; anything less than 100% coverage will sink them."
“We are living in an unprecedented time that requires unprecedented action by employers and government alike. Workers are faced with a triple threat: loss of job, loss of health insurance, and loss of their life due to the threat of the virus."
"A number of our members have already been affected by loss of life or hospitalization due to COVID-19. Doing nothing is not an option. Whether it is the broader Biden relief plan, or a stand-alone bill, Congress must help workers in their time of peril.”
CONGRESS MUST PASS THE ‘WORKER HEALTH COVERAGE PROTECTION ACT’

Full statement via @DTaylorUH: unitehere.org/press-releases…

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5 Feb
First, we took back our power—and our country—by winning in November.

Then, we went to Georgia—and took back the Senate.

Now, we are seeing the fruits of our labor (!) with the introduction of the #PROAct by a Congress that's more aligned with OUR interests.

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Several times, actually.

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MEDIA ADVISORY for TUES. DEC. 8

— UNITE HERE hospitality workers will be joined by Atlanta City Council members and allies to highlight campaign to knock on over one million doors to elect @ReverendWarnock and @Ossoff.

PRESS RSVP HERE: bit.ly/1209-ga
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This event will be staged safely, masks and 6-feet social distancing required.
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Georgia Hospitality Workers’ Union to Hold Public Celebration of 500-Person Door-to-Door Canvass to Take Back the Senate, Win Urgently Needed COVID Relief

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