Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is mobilizing its store managers and department supervisors around the country to warn that if Democrats win power in November, they'll likely change federal law to make it easier for workers to unionize companies -- including Wal-Mart.
Unfortunately for Wal-Mart workers, this intimidation is nothing new. It's actually part and parcel for Wal-Mart's business plan. When Wal-Mart employees stand up for themselves and try to form a union, they face threats, propaganda, discrimination, intimidation, and even firings in retaliation.
American Rights at Work is waging an
aggressive effort to educate the public in
local campaigns, train community leaders to
become advocates for our cause, mobilize state
networks to support the Employee Free Choice Act and
speak out in the media in support of this
bill.
We need to mobilize now, but it can't
be done without your help. Our fundraising deadline is
this Monday.
$25 provides
materials to train local leaders to become
spokespeople for the Employee Free Choice Act.
$50 can
sponsor an ad on a local website in one of our
target states.
$100 helps
launch our big YouTube video campaign, led by
an Emmy-nominated film producer.
$250 will help
fund message research and build our
rapid-response network, so we can fight back
when anti-worker groups run misleading ads.
Can you imagine a CEO agreeing to work without a contract guaranteeing pay and benefits?
It would never happen. But when employers prevent a union from forming,
that's exactly what they're making employees do: work without a
contract.
All workers - not just CEOs - deserve fair wages, decent benefits,
and safe working conditions - but without a contract, many will never
get them. That's why we need the Employee Free Choice Act.
The One Million Strong campaign is picking up speed. More than 300,000 people have already signed our petition, but we can’t reach one million without you.
Passing the Employee Free Choice Act will make it easier for
millions of workers to negotiate a contract and have a good union job.
Why is that so important? Unions have always been the bedrock of
America’s middle class. With hardworking families feeling the squeeze
from economic policies that bail out billionaires but abandon workers,
it’s time to level the playing field.
We caught up with Amber Lee Ettinger—aka "Obama Girl"—last week, and asked for her thoughts on the Employee Free Choice Act. Check out this video we made:
This video shows what the Employee Free Choice Act is all about. Originally produced for SEIU at their international convention last month, this 8-minute movie explains what the Employee Free Choice Act is, why we need it, and who it'd help. If you've got eight minutes, sit back, press play, and pass on this video to friends and family.
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