The Employee Free Choice Act
A growing, bipartisan coalition of policymakers sup****ts the Employee
Free Choice Act, proposed legislation that would ensure that workers
have a free choice and a fair chance to form a union. Simply put, the
Employee Free Choice Act will allow workers to once again choose to
form unions without the fear of being fired.
The legislation would give workers a fair and direct path to form
unions through majority sign-up, help employees secure a contract with
their employer in a reasonable period of time, and toughen penalties
against employers who violate their workers' rights.
Why is this bill so im****tant? It's plain as day: workers are
struggling in this country. Today's workplaces are tilted in favor of
lavishly-paid CEOs, who get golden parachutes while middle-class
families struggle to get by.
The Employee Free Choice Act can restore the balance, giving more
workers a chance to form unions and get better health care, job
security, and benefits =96 and an op****tunity to pursue their dreams.
Cor****ate interests are fighting the Employee Free Choice Act with
everything they've got. They're protecting the status quo =96 a rigged
system which allows employers to intimidate, harass, and even fire
workers who try to form a union. We're not talking about isolated
incidents: 30 percent of employers fire pro-union workers during union
organizing drives.
Protecting the right to form unions is about maintaining the American
middle class. It=92s no coincidence that as union member****p numbers
fall there are growing numbers of jobs with low pay, poor benefits,
and little to no security. More than half of U.S. workers=9760 million=97
say they would join a union right now if they could.
Why? They know that coming together to bargain with employers over
wages, benefits, and working conditions is the best path to getting
ahead. Workers who belong to unions earn 30 percent more than non-
union workers, and are 63 percent more likely to have employer-
provided health care. Without labor law reform, economic op****tunity
for America=92s working families will continue to erode.
Millwright Ron
www.unionmillwright.com
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