We are so thrilled to have wrapped up our statewide Patients Over Profits campaign launch! We are now asking every candidate and elected office holder in Washington to say NO to corporate healthcare money and to put Patients Over Profits!
Can you take a moment now to do this easy online action contacting your state & federal legislators asking them to pledge?
Whole Washington is a statewide organization! Today we are featuring our involvement at 2 O's, Olympia and Omak!
Learn more about where we have active teams at: https://wholewashington.org/actions/
You can also start a new team! We will not get on the 2028 ballot without support in many/most of our counties!
We have allies and partners in even more counties! Do you know an organization that would like to work with us! Feel free to reach out!
Anddddd they’re paying a “consultant” (Miko Penn from The Crossroads Group) at least $400/hr to dissuade people from voting yes, using fear-mongering and other classic union-busting tactics. And God knows how much for their union-busting lawyers, a website, etc.
We’re going to get the job done, FHCC. It’s happening and this has been years in the making. We want a seat at the table too, no more unilateral decision-making when it comes to our working conditions. Let’s work together to make the Hutch a better place to be—-for us and (more importantly) our cancer patients. As PAs and NPs we are the backbone of your organization (alongside the RNs, 100%) and we are core to your mission.
https://realfactsfredhutch.com is an awesome site, check it out!
***If you’re pro-union and pro-ARNP and PAs, please upvote!***
#Solidarity
#Cancer
#UnionYes
Whole Washington didn't have a float this year but many of us were there!
Shout out to universal healthcare champions Jaelynn Scott and Pramilla Jayapal for their involvement in this year's memorable event!
Are you passionate about universal healthcare? Whole Washington is the largest advocacy group for UHC in WA. We’re doing the work to win - by bill or by ballot
Get involved with us to win healthcare for all in Washington State!
You can pledge to sign our initiative here: wholewashington.org/pledge
We're excited to announce the participating candidates for the People's Town Hall on Sunday, July 12 at Spokane Central Library.
The People's Town Hall is a nonpartisan community candidate forum bringing together candidates, community organizations, local media, and residents to discuss issues affecting our region and help voters make informed decisions ahead of the election.
One of the goals of this event is to make sure the discussion reflects the concerns of the community, and public question submissions are now open.
Questions may be submitted by anyone and can be directed toward:
• All candidates
• Congressional candidates
• Legislative candidates
• Specific candidates
Questions submitted by community organizations and members of the public will both be considered as we build the program. Similar questions may be combined, and not every submission will be asked, but every submission helps shape the discussion.
Questions can be submitted through the form below, through the People's Town Hall event listing at SpokanePeoplesCalendar.com, or through the "Help Shape the People's Town Hall - Submit a Question" link at the top of the calendar.
Question Submission Form:
https://tally.so/r/J9GgMR
The event will feature:
• Fourteen participating candidates from congressional and legislative races
• Questions sourced from community organizations and the public
• Live music by When She Dreams
• A live broadcast by KYRS Community Radio
• Food provided by Lilac Mutual Aid
• ASL interpretation
• Childcare
Event Details
Sunday, July 12
Spokane Central Library
Doors Open: 12:00 PM
Live Music: 12:00 PM
Program Begins: 12:30 PM
Hosted by Spokane People's Calendar and other local organizations in partnership with Spokane Public Library and KYRS Community Radio.
We're committed to making the event as welcoming and accessible as possible. Additional information about food, accessibility, childcare, and other event details will be announced soon.
Whether you're interested in housing, healthcare, wages, democracy, public services, transportation, climate, education, or another issue entirely, we'd love to hear what questions you'd like candidates to address.
We hope you'll join us, submit a question, and help shape the conversation.
Their language reads: "Making health care a basic right by moving toward a single-payer system, like Medicare for All, that provides universal coverage using a social insurance model, while retaining the critical role of workers’ health plans."
Hopefully this leads to more unions support for universal healthcare here in Washington State!
Whole Washington works with many unions through our coalition Healthcare is a Human Right - Washington. Our board chair Carey Wallace is a co-chair of the coaltion Labor Table. We just got approved for a workshop at the state labor convetion this year!
Pledge to sign our initiative to get on the 2028 ballot at: https://wholewashington.org/pledge/
Whole Washington calls on all candidates and elected politicians to refuse corporate healthcare contributions. This simple pledge from National Nurses United allows the universal healthcare movement to triumph over money in politics and champion public servants we can trust.
Join this meeting to become a part of the campaign and help bring on one of your elected representatives as a new signee.
Date: Monday June 29th (6/29)
Time: 6-7pm
Location: Statewide on Zoom (RSVP for link)