Labor Unions & Healthcare Benefits

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Filmed at, and prior to, the BioTech 2005 Counter Conference in Philadelphia between June 14th -21st; this video Features Fabricio Rodriguez (Jobs With Justice), Jeff Brooks (President; TWU #234), Pedro Rodriguez (Action Alliance for Senior Citizens) and Adam Tsai, MD (Physicians for a Natonal Healthcare Program).

The corporations recognize that paying for healthcare in an environment that is geared solely to profiting from sick people will bankrupt them sending all of your and their money to the Pharmaceutical companies. So, of course they don't want to be responsible for paying for the healthcare of their employees. That's why everytime a major labor contract comes up for negotiations the companies have been taking the offensive by demanding unions to accept LESS healthcare benefits. The best solution for both would be Universal Healthcare but that requires employers and heathcare recipients to take on the Pharmaceutical Lobby ...

Related Links ::: Jobs With Justice, Transit Workers Union #234, Action Alliance of Senior Citizens, Hep C Solutions, Physicians for a National Health Program, Kucinich's Universal Healthcare Plan

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Adverse Events and Pharmaceutical Drug Studies

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Filmed at the BioTech 2005 Counter Conference in Philadelphia between June 18th -21st; this panel discussion video Features Pedro Rodriguez (Action Alliance for Senior Citizens); Beth McConnel (Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group: PennPIRG) on VIOXX; Adam Tsai, MD (Physicians for a Natonal Healthcare Program) and Mike Susko (Citizens for Responsible Care and Research).

Drug Companies buy FDA approval for drugs like VIOXX with hefty fees that are necessary to fund the agency and they use partial discloser and outright lies in clinical tests supporting their products benefits. They are driven by profit; employing an army of professional liars to persuade doctors to prescribe profitable medications to patients who don't need them, regardless of adverse effects.

Related Links ::: Action Alliance of Senior Citizens, Hep C Solutions, Physicians for a National Health Program, PennPIRG, Citizens for Responsible Care and Research, Gelsinger Lawsuit, VIOXX Lawsuits

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What Senior Citizens Need to knowabout Medicare Changes

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Filmed at the BioTech 2005 Counter Conference in Philadelphia between June 18th -21st; this panel discussion video Features Pedro Rodriguez (Action Alliance for Senior Citizens); Adam Tsai, MD (Physicians for a Natonal Healthcare Program); Walter Tsou, MD (Former Philadelphia Health Commissione); Walter Lear, MD (Former Regional Health Commissioner); Selma Jame (Global Women's Strike); Brian Tokar (Institute for Social Ecology).

Next year will be hard on Medicare recipients as sweeping modifications begin to take effect. Learn what will be different and what you can do about it.

Related Links ::: Action Alliance of Senior Citizens, Hep C Solutions, Global Womens Strike, Physicians for a National Health Program, Institute for Social Ecology

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Drug Company Ethics

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Filmed at the BioTech 2005 Counter Conference in Philadelphia between June 18th -21st; this panel discussion video features Dr. Adam Tsai, MD (Physicians for a National Health Program) and Pedro Rodriguez (Action Alliance of Senior Citizens). Drug Reps are a lazy doctors best friend. Get the perspective on drug company gifts to doctors and other heavy handed tactics Drug Companies use to push pills on the public for Profit with no regard to your health.

Related Links ::: Action Alliance of Senior Citizens, Hep C Solutions, Dennis Kucinich on Healthcare for All ~ RealVideo, Physicians for a National Health Program, Patents and blood cells, Pharmaceutical corporations accused of Genocide

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