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Citizen Action, the Glossary

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Citizen Action was a national liberal consumer and public activist group that was active in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Clinton health care plan of 1993, Communications Workers of America, Connecticut, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Democratic Party (United States), Healthcare reform in the United States, Heather Booth, Indochina Peace Campaign, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, New York (state), Ohio, Ohio Citizen Action, People's Action, Presidency of Bill Clinton, Ralph Nader, Republican Party (United States), Ron Carey (labor leader), Single-payer healthcare, Students for a Democratic Society, Teamstergate, The American Prospect, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, University of Massachusetts Press, USAction, Wisconsin, 1996 United States presidential election.

  2. Consumer organizations in the United States
  3. Organizations disestablished in 1997

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States.

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Clinton health care plan of 1993

The Clinton health care plan of 1993 was a healthcare reform package proposed by the administration of President Bill Clinton and closely associated with the chair of the task force devising the plan, First Lady of the United States Hillary Clinton.

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Communications Workers of America

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is the largest communications and media labor union in the United States, representing about 700,000 members in both the private and public sectors (also in Canada and Puerto Rico).

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Connecticut Citizen Action Group

The Connecticut Citizen Action Group (CCAG) is a public advocacy group prominent in Connecticut politics.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Healthcare reform in the United States

Healthcare reform in the United States has a long history.

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Heather Booth

Heather Booth (born December 15, 1945) is an American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist who has been involved in activism for progressive causes.

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Indochina Peace Campaign

The Indochina Peace campaign (IPC) was an antiwar organization founded in 1972 by Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda primarily to advocate for Congressional action to end American involvement in the Vietnam War and, following the March 1973 withdrawal of U.S. ground troops, to end funding for the South Vietnam military.

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International Brotherhood of Teamsters

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union in the United States and Canada.

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International Ladies Garment Workers Union

The International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), whose members were employed in the women's clothing industry, was once one of the largest labor unions in the United States, one of the first US unions to have a primarily female membership, and a key player in the labor history of the 1920s and 1930s.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Ohio Citizen Action

Ohio Citizen Action is an advocacy group representing 32,000 members throughout Ohio.

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People's Action

People's Action is a national progressive advocacy and political organization in the United States made up of 40 organizations in 30 states. Citizen Action and People's Action are political advocacy groups in the United States.

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Presidency of Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton's tenure as the 42nd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1993, and ended on January 20, 2001.

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Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes, and a perennial presidential candidate.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Ron Carey (labor leader)

Ronald Robert Carey (March 22, 1936 – December 11, 2008) was an American labor leader who served as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1991 to 1997.

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Single-payer healthcare

Single-payer healthcare is a type of universal healthcare in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (hence "single-payer").

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Students for a Democratic Society

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was a national student activist organization in the United States during the 1960s and was one of the principal representations of the New Left.

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Teamstergate

Teamstergate was the name the Kentucky State Republican Party Executive Director Randy Kammerdiener called an apparent money swap between the 1996 Bill Clinton presidential campaign and the Ron Carey campaign to be reelected as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

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The American Prospect

The American Prospect is a daily online and bimonthly print American political and public policy magazine dedicated to American modern liberalism and progressivism.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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University of Massachusetts Press

The University of Massachusetts Press is a university press that is part of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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USAction

USAction was a 501(c)(4) federation of progressive community organizing groups. Citizen Action and USAction are political advocacy groups in the United States.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States.

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1996 United States presidential election

The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996.

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See also

Consumer organizations in the United States

Organizations disestablished in 1997

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Action

Also known as Citizen Action of New York.