Video: We meet again

Dave Ninehouser was visited by a police officer while canvassing, only to find that he had signed the officer up as a member the week before.

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Video: Few jobs safe from outsourcing

David Weston talked with a woman whose husband lost his IT job to outsourcing.

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Video: Health care worker wants a better system

Jonathan Middleton was motivated by a conversation with a woman who had been working in the health care industry for 18 years. She was sickened by the problems with our current system and was excited by Working America’s work to fix it.

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Video: Different neighborhoods, same concern

Chelsea found that while going through neighborhoods with different income levels, everyone wanted to hear about the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). People all connected with the need for health care.

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Video: A gift for Working America

Wes Gadsden met a lady who offered him a $25 gift card to support the organization.

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Video: Keeping good jobs in Ohio

During Kevin Pape’s first week of training, he met a guy who was confrontational at first, but was passionate about the fight to keep good jobs in Ohio. He shared how his family is trying to survive in the face of outsourcing.

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Video: Lost job, but not hope

Canvasser Jake Sinderbrand was inspired by a guy who had lost his job but not his hope for making a difference.

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Video: Older couple glad to hear from us

Marvenus Daniels met an older couple in west Columbus concerned about health care. They had had to move recently because her husband had lost his job and was diagnosed with cancer. They were surprised and glad to know there’s an organization engaging on the issues that matter to them.

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Video: Can’t afford her son’s medical bills

Cicily King spoke with the mother of an autistic son who can’t afford his medical expenses, which total approximately $1,200 a month.

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Video: All children left behind

Matt Hall relates an experience signing up a new member who shared with him how important our work is to her. She had also recently lost her health care coverage, her children have no health care and the school her children attend cut programs that her children needed.

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