Jon Weissman was a mailman in Springfield, Mass. for 25 years before he was elected president of that city’s Letter Carriers’ union. He now runs the western Mass. chapter of a national group, Jobs With Justice www.jwj.org
Weissman writes:
We need a system that guarantees quality, affordable health care for everyone in America, and that:
-has the clout to force insurance companies to improve the coverage they offer and contain health care costs;
-guarantees standard, comprehensive benefits at an affordable price;