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Making the case for single payer: When you've got yours, why fight for everyone else?

Author
HEAL California
Published
Mon 08 May 2023
Episode Link
https://heal-ca.org/making-the-case-for-single-payer-when-you-have-got-yours-why-fight-for-everyone-else

This time on Code WACK!

What would organized labor, and the workers they represent, gain under Medicare for All? Despite these gains, why are unions still divided on the issue? What would it take for labor to speak with a unified voice on this issue? 

To find out, we spoke to Ada Briceño, co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11,  which represents more than 30,000 hotel workers in Southern California and in Arizona. She's also a Democratic National Committee member, chair of the Orange County Democratic Party and was named one of Orange County’s 100 Most Influential by the Orange County Register four times since 2014.

Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

 

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