LANSING, May 17, 2008: The UAW Region 1A has endorsed the Healthcare for Michigan ballot proposal, a healthcare reform plan to fight the spiraling health care crisis, keep high costs in check and protect families and children. Voters are signing a petition that seeks to put the issue on the November ballot.

The Healthcare for Michigan Ballot plan aims to amend Michigan's constitution and require that state leaders craft a "Health Care for Michigan Plan" that: ensures that people that currently have health insurance won't lose it; provides health insurance coverage for those without it; and controls and reduces health care costs to provide Michigan businesses relief from the skyrocketing costs of health care.

Volunteers are visiting communities across Michigan to gather the more than 340,000 signatures needed to put the Healthcare for Michigan proposal on the November ballot. To learn more about the healthcare ballot issue, visit: www.healthcareformichigan.org