September 2009 Unified Action
Be Involved in the November 3 Municipal Election
Sponsored by the PVA Executive Committee
For more information send email to Theresa Westbrock at twestbrock@gmail.com or call her at 575-640-1817
The issue
The Las Cruces city elections on Tuesday, November 3, are crucial to determining the kind of city Las Cruces will become. Our personal involvement can make the difference in the mayor and city council races.
What we are asking
The Unified Action this month is simple. To participate, you
1. volunteer time for a city candidate or campaign-related activity
OR
2. make a contribution to a city candidate of your choice
The following candidates have come to a PVA meeting to ask for our support:
Olga Pedroza, candidate for city council, District 3. To volunteer for Olga's campaign, send email to Judy LaPointe judylap@aol.com. Send contributions to People for Olga Pedroza, PO Box 6342, Las Cruces, NM 88006.
Gill Sorg, candidate for City Council, District 5. To volunteer for Gill’s campaign, send email to Pat Aguirre patricia.ann.aguirre@gmail.com or call her at 575-532-5127. Send contributions to Committee to Elect Gill Sorg for City Council, 1140 Hermosillo Dr., Las Cruces, NM 88005.
Sharon Thomas, candidate for City Council, District 6. To volunteer for Sharon's ’s campaign, send email to Terry Miller terrymiller575@gmail.com or call her at 575-635-2637. Send contributions to Sharon Thomas for City Council, 985 Mormon Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88011.
Jim Locatelli, candidate for Municipal Court Judge (unopposed). If you have concerns or comments, send email to Jim jLocatelli@Las-Cruces.org or call him at 575-541-2243.
The above candidates came to a PVA meeting to seek our support, but please note that volunteering for, or making a contribution to, any municipal campaign constitutes completion of this unified action.
As always, please email unifiedaction@pva-nm.org to tell us “I did it!” when you have completed the action.
AFSCME: Health Care for America
Sponsored by AFSCME
For more information send email to Carter Bundy.
The Issue
Health Care Reform has a real chance of passing, but we need to fight for:
1. A public option to create competition and lower costs.
2. Non taxation of health care benefits as income. Taxation of benefits unfairly hurts those who pay more for insurance because they work for a small business or have pre-existing conditions.
3. Finally, large employers either need to buy insurance for their employees or pay into a program that ensures everyone is covered. We already pay for uncovered individuals either through reimbursing hospitals for their care or through Medicaid.
What we are asking
Email Senator Bingaman at senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov to say something like the following:
Like the majority of Americans, I support a public option that competes with private insurance companies, in order to keep these companies honest and to lower costs. I also oppose any effort to tax my health care benefits as income.
OR
Call Senator Bingaman at
888-460-0813
(ask the operator to connect you to Senator Jeff Bingaman’s office). If the office is closed, please leave a message.
Upon completion of this action, please send an “I did it” to unifiedaction@pva-nm.org
Go to www.afscme.org/healthcare.cfm to read about AFSCME's Health Care for America Plan.