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Big Business Favors Arbitration
June 11, 2009
Newspaper Ad:  Big Business Favors Arbitration

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Arbitration is a key part of the Employee Free Choice Act. It’s a fair and effective way for workers to reach an agreement with their employers for better pay, benefits, and working conditions. 

Big Business doesn’t like the arbitration provision in the Employee Free Choice Act, because without it, they can use unfair delay tactics to their advantage.  But as our new newspaper ad points out, this is the only case where Big Business opposes the use of arbitration.  They actually support arbitration in a whole host of cases, including consumer disputes, real estate transactions, personal injury claims, credit card disputes, banking disputes, home construction contracts, health insurance claims, and nursing home injuries. 

In other words, Big Business favors arbitration when it’s in their interest to do so, but opposes arbitration when it helps workers bargain for a contract in a reasonable period of time.

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New “Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act” Unveiled Over Memorial Day
May 28, 2009

Senator Conrad with Corey Kresse

Sen. Kent Conrad (ND) with Corey Kresse, one of the "Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act."

This Memorial Day recess, unions and activists continued mobilizing to remind our leaders that working families are counting on them to make the economy work for everyone again.  Building on our powerful campaign to spotlight real workers who give a face and a voice to the Employee Free Choice Act, American Rights at Work launched new efforts in Maine and Virginia.  These are the newest “Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act:”

Roving billboards, flyers, postcards, and banners featuring the “Faces” toured Maine, North Dakota, and Virginia.  They made it to 16 cities and 29 events, and generated high-quality press coverage and phone calls to Senators.

» See these workers and their stories
» More on recess activities from the AFL-CIO
» More on recess activities from SEIU

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New Study Confirms Intense Employer Opposition to Workers' Unions
May 20, 2009

Findings Highlight Need for Employee Free Choice Act
 
Overall, 16.1 million, or 12.4% of U.S. workers are represented by unions, though polling indicates tens of millions more want a union to represent them. In fact, studies have shown that if workers’ preferences were realized, as much as 58% of the workforce would have union representation. 

In the private sector just 8% of workers belong to unions. It’s not that private sector workers are less likely to want to be in unions, it’s that their employers are intensifying their opposition to them joining unions.

New findings from renowned labor expert and Cornell University professor Dr. Kate Brofenbrenner reveal that employer tactics against workers' efforts to form unions have increased and become more punitive than in the past.

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» Press release
» Fact sheet and full report

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Will Specter Choose Wall Street or Workers?
May 11, 2009

We want to know who Senator Specter will support: workers or Wall Street.  So we're launching a new ad to remind the Senator that workers in Pennsylvania and across the country are counting on Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.

The ad makes it clear that the debate on the Employee Free Choice presents a choice: help the corporations that drove this economy out of balance or help working people and make the economy work for everyone again.

» Watch our ad on YouTube
» Read the press release  

 
"Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act" hits the road
April 21, 2009

Arkansas BillboardWhen Congress headed home for the recess, activists all across the country used that time to turn up the heat. After an incredibly successful launch in Washington, the “Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act” campaign hit key states during the congressional recess. Mobile billboards logged over 5000 miles across America to make sure lawmakers couldn’t ignore the need for the Employee Free Choice Act.

In Arkansas, workers rallied in support of the bill.  Dan Luevano, one of the “Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act,” was on hand to tell his story in Colorado. In Pittsburgh, over 300 people rallied in support of the Employee Free Choice Act and delivered letters to Senator Specter’s office. All over the country, over 400 community events highlighted the need for labor law reform and the faces of the workers impacted by our broken labor law sysem.

»More pictures
»More details from the AFL-CIO
»More details from SEIU

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Wall Street Chooses Greed over Workers
April 09, 2009

We're launching a new, hard-hitting ad to support the Employee Free Choice Act. "Greed" calls out corporations, many of whom have received billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded bailouts, for opposing the Employee Free Choice Act.

The ad points out that instead of focusing on rebuilding our economy, companies like Bank of America have been working against workers' freedom to bargain collectively, exploiting their low wage workers, and rewarding their leaders with million dollar payouts.

» Watch our ad on YouTube
» Read about our ad in The Hill
» Read the press release  

 
"West Wing" cast speaks out!
April 08, 2009

Just like their characters from The West Wing, Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford, and Richard Schiff care deeply about the struggles of working families. That's why they came to Washington, DC to help kick off our "Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act" campaign and recorded this video.  Check it out!

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The Fabric of America
April 03, 2009

We're kicking off a tremendous surge of activity in support of the Employee Free Choice Act during the upcoming congressional recess.  As members of Congress head home, we're launching a new television ad for the Employee Free Choice Act. 

"Fabric of America" reminds viewers that unions are the fabric of a sound economy and the foundation of America's middle class. Building on this message, over 300 events will be held across the country to remind elected officials that a majority of the public demands passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.

» Watch our ad on YouTube
» Read the Politico article about our campaign
» See the press release  

 
Video: Brad Whitford and Richard Schiff on the Employee Free Choice Act
April 01, 2009

On March 31, MSNBC’s “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” featured a live interview on the Employee Free Choice Act with American Rights at Work Board Member Bradley Whitford and his fellow West Wing star Richard Schiff.

 

 
Workers Tell Their Stories
March 31, 2009

On Tuesday, March 31st, actors Martin Sheen, Bradley Whitford, and Richard Schiff from the award winning television show The West Wing joined workers and members of Congress for a major media event on Capitol Hill. Together, they unveiled a new ad and grassroots campaign: “Faces of the Employee Free Choice Act.”

The campaign features:

  • Advertising.
  • Building banners that will be displayed throughout Washington, DC.
  • Billboard trucks driving around legislators' home state offices during the April congressional recess.
  • Leafleting, call-in days, rallies and other grassroots action in lawmakers' home states.
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