Portland JWJ Health Care Committee

04/22/2026

" The candidates who win on health care in 2026 and beyond won’t be the ones who make the most technically sophisticated case for single-payer, or those who declare that health care is a human right. They’ll be the ones who make insurance companies the villain, talk about the ludicrous medical debt carried by American workers as the economic emergency it is, frame universal coverage as increasing rather than decreasing personal freedom, and pitch the program as the return on a lifetime of hard work rather than a new government program."

Working-class voters already back Medicare for All. Framed like Social Security — as a benefit earned from work, not a handout — it can reach two-thirds support.

02/03/2026

01/30/2026

Check it out! New bill seeks to restrict ICE from areas in Oregon Hospitals!

A bill concept being floated for the short session of the Oregon Legislature would restrict the movements of immigration agents within hospitals and shape how hospitals interact with them.

01/20/2026

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"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls."

NYC Subway

01/05/2026

The Trump Administration is cutting needed positions from the VA!

They are doing it in the most sneaky way: after dragging their feet on hiring all year, even after losing more staff members than usual, they are now CANCELLING the positions which are currently vacant. Ridiculous!

Please contact your members of Congress - Sen. Wyden, Sen. Merkley and especially Rep. Dexter, who sits on the Veterans Affairs committee.

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12/20/2025

https://www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/cuban-healthcare-tested-by-epidemic-and-sanctions?fbclid=IwY2xjawOz3S1icmlkETEwQmR3QzdsaGlMTFd1U1JYc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmIziEqSdp8ELGE-AfCszSK8NRPmuE-Zq8WD3Dp6OFsrqOShGsIkhLZ1wURQ&brid=_LWabr99POTZI6gOROeuMw
Cuba’s universal, free healthcare has long been heralded as an example of what is possible for countries in the Global South. But in recent years, Cuba has been devastated by U.S. sanctions, and a mosquito-borne epidemic has put its once vaunted healthcare system to the test.

Epidemics and U.S. sanctions stretch Cuba’s healthcare system, challenging access, capacity, and the health of millions nationwide.

12/19/2025

The public knows that our current health care system is broken - and there is increasing recognition that Medicare for All could be the answer - to access and to cost!

12/10/2025

Thursday evening! Come join us!

Join Portland Jobs with Justice Workers’ Rights Board to put Labcorp in the Hot Seat!!

Labcorp is a for-profit corporation that buys and runs hospital labs. They understaff them and underpay their employees with negative consequences for patient care. This is happening at multiple hospitals around Portland where Labcorp continues to rebuff efforts by the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Care Professionals to improve conditions.

Concerned about this situation, the Portland Jobs with Justice Workers’ Rights Board invites the community to a hearing on conditions at Labcorp facilities and ways to encourage productive negotiations between the union and Labcorp representatives.

Help us put Labcorp in the Hotseat on:

Thursday, December 11th from 6 - 8pm
Portland State University - Smith Student Union (1825 SW Broadway Rm 327/8)
RSVP Here

12/10/2025

https://www.commondreams.org/news/van-hollen-medicare-for-all?fbclid=IwY2xjawOlyKlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeaSMBE-NSIi4pYvjGWAQHxv1YiUQgEwgrYucHWCWeokz17DKZN8SxNwhBINM_aem_YTYE5-acPpWKVvTOAvS7FQ&brid=bXFyyJryrTPW4ZLMG6CJUw

Democratic US Sen. Chris Van Hollen became the latest lawmaker to champion Medicare for All as the solution to the country's healthcare woes.