In a recent interview with The Washington Post, President Obama discussed the key priorities of his administration, including making it easier for workers to form unions. However, by quoting only 28 out of 611 words Obama gave on the matter, the Post mischaracterized his dedication to the Employee Free Choice Act, leading readers to believe the bill is not a top priority for the new administration and Congress.
The American public is hungry for measures to strengthen the middle class. According to recent polling, a substantial majority of Americans see the Employee Free Choice Act as part of the common sense solutions critical to economic recovery and reinvigorating the middle class.
Our latest ad campaign in support of the Employee Free Choice Act features workers making their case for the legislation. The Employee Free Choice Act will help level the playing field for workers by making it easier for them to bargain with their employers for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
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.
The New York Times rounded out 2008 by encouraging President-elect Obama and Secretary of Labor nominee Rep. Hilda Solis to take up the Employee Free Choice Act, legislation that would ensure that workers have a free choice and a fair chance to form a union, as a top priority:
The measure is vital legislation and should not be postponed. Even modest increases in the share of the unionized labor force push wages upward, because nonunion workplaces must keep up with unionized ones that collectively bargain for increases. By giving employees a bigger say in compensation issues, unions also help to establish corporate norms, the absence of which has contributed to unjustifiable disparities between executive pay and rank-and-file pay.
The argument against unions... is one that corporate America makes in good times and bad, so the recession by itself is not an excuse to avoid pushing the bill next year. The real issue is whether enhanced unionizing would worsen the recession, and there is no evidence that it would.
The Employee Free Choice Act is common sense federal legislation that
would give America's workers a fair and simple path to form a union so
they can earn better wages, health benefits and improved working
conditions.
Corporate America's latest pretext for opposing the bill? Big business
alleges it eliminates the option of holding a "secret ballot" union
election. Our latest newspaper ad, running in The Hill, Roll Call, and Politico, lays out the facts.
Paychecks are shrinking, health care is skyrocketing, and America’s workers are struggling to make ends meet. In today’s economy, we need policies that give workers a fair shake.
The Employee Free Choice Act is part of an economic stimulus package for America’s working families. Our latest newspaper ad, running in The Hill, Roll Call, Daily Congress AM, and Politico, lays out some basic facts about the bill.
Mary Beth Maxwell appeared on Fox Business today to support the Employee Free Choice Act and debate Mark McKinnon of the "Workforce Fairness Institute." Check out the video to see her explain how the Employee Free Choice Act will restore balance to our economy, and debunk the opposition’s misleading claims about the bill.
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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