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Newspaper Ad Calls for Change for America's Working Families
Change America's Working Families Can Believe In

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On Election Day, the American people voted for hope and change. Now, it’s time for action. Even before the recent Wall Street collapse, workers' paychecks were shrinking and healthcare costs were skyrocketing out of control. One thing is clear: restoring our middle class is the key to getting our economy back on track.

One of the best ways to help American families improve their standard of living is to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. Our latest newspaper ad, running in The Hill, Roll Call, Politico, and Congress Daily AM, lays out the case for swift passage of the bill.

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Issue Focus: The Employee Free Choice Act

The Employee Free Choice Act (S. 1041) is critical workers' rights legislation that will:

  • hold anti-union employers accountable;
  • guarantee workers a free and fair chance to form a union;
  • force employers to stop dragging out contract negotiations.

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Secret Ballots Aren't Enough

election_crop.jpg Opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act have a one-note strategy to derail reform of our broken labor law system with the bogus assertion: that "Elections for union representation are just like elections for Congress."  We've created a chart that makes clear that current union elections involving secret ballots bear no resemblance to political elections.

» See why secret ballots aren't enough.

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Video: 23,000 Workers

23thousand_lowres105.jpgEvery year more than 23,000 people in the United States will be fired or discriminated against for supporting a union at work.  Watch our short video about these workers.

About the Employee Free Choice Act

A growing, bipartisan coalition of policymakers supports the Employee Free Choice Act, federal legislation that would ensure workers have a free choice and a fair chance to form a union.

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