Pass the Employee Free Choice Act
Democrats are committed to protecting and enforcing workers’ right to organize and bargain collectively. Collective bargaining gives workers a voice on the job, improves living standards for families and communities, and is the linchpin of a strong and vibrant middle class. But a quarter of employers fire union supporters during organizing drives. In addition, the already weak laws protecting workers have been further diluted by the Bush administration. It is no accident that as Bush Republicans have chipped away at workers’ bargaining rights, wages have stagnated, health care and pension coverage have declined, and income inequality has exploded. Democrats are trying to pass the Employee Free Choice Act in the Senate, which would ensure workers can make a decision about union representation, without employer coercion, and that once the decision is made, workers will get a contract. Urge Republicans to do the right thing and pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
Sign the Petition
Dear Senate Republicans,
Workers have a right to organize into unions and bargain for decent wages, benefits and working conditions. Organizing and bargaining help not just workers and their families, but our communities and the nation. Yet workers no longer have the freedom to exercise these important rights, because of employer interference, reactionary legal interpretations and lax enforcement of existing law. Support workers, their families and communities by passing the Employee Free Choice Act.
Sincerely,