Are You a Veteran? Do You Know One?
Are You a Veteran? Do You Know One?
Many working men and women have done their part for our country through their service in the military.
In fact, veterans of the U.S. military returning to the job market are more likely to become union members than other workers. Six million union members, or 38 percent of all union members, are veterans of military service.
But many soldiers and sailors returning home to look for jobs today face severe difficulty. Eighteen percent of veterans recently back from tours of duty are unemployed. Of those employed since leaving the military, 25 percent earn less than $21,840 a year, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
We need your help as we fight for the rights of veterans in our ranks and for those re-entering the workforce from active service.
With so many new challenges facing veterans, we ask for your participation in our Union Veterans 2008 program.
To join up, please click here to take our Union Veterans 2008 survey:
http://unionveterans2008.questionpro.com/
We’d like to hear about you and your service to our country.
Veterans need policies that promote access to good jobs, protection of their re-employment rights and better education and training benefits through an expanded G.I. Bill. They also need a fully funded Veterans Affairs health care program.
We are calling for working families to join our campaign and speak out to hold government and candidates accountable on the needs of our returning heroes--not only during the 2008 campaign, but beyond.
Please click here to take our Union Veterans 2008 survey today:
http://unionveterans2008.questionpro.com/
In solidarity,
Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO
P.S. Please pass this survey along to everyone you know who has served, or is currently serving, in our nation’s armed forces.
Many working men and women have done their part for our country through their service in the military.
In fact, veterans of the U.S. military returning to the job market are more likely to become union members than other workers. Six million union members, or 38 percent of all union members, are veterans of military service.
But many soldiers and sailors returning home to look for jobs today face severe difficulty. Eighteen percent of veterans recently back from tours of duty are unemployed. Of those employed since leaving the military, 25 percent earn less than $21,840 a year, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
We need your help as we fight for the rights of veterans in our ranks and for those re-entering the workforce from active service.
With so many new challenges facing veterans, we ask for your participation in our Union Veterans 2008 program.
To join up, please click here to take our Union Veterans 2008 survey:
http://unionveterans2008.questionpro.com/
We’d like to hear about you and your service to our country.
Veterans need policies that promote access to good jobs, protection of their re-employment rights and better education and training benefits through an expanded G.I. Bill. They also need a fully funded Veterans Affairs health care program.
We are calling for working families to join our campaign and speak out to hold government and candidates accountable on the needs of our returning heroes--not only during the 2008 campaign, but beyond.
Please click here to take our Union Veterans 2008 survey today:
http://unionveterans2008.questionpro.com/
In solidarity,
Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO
P.S. Please pass this survey along to everyone you know who has served, or is currently serving, in our nation’s armed forces.
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