Yesterday, the Employee Free Choice Act was debated in the halls of Congress.  The House Education & Labor Committee held a hearing on the legislation, which featured the testimony of workers like Teresa Joyce , a customer service representative for Cingular who knows the difference it makes to have a free and fair chance to form a union.  

Watch the webcast of the hearing (requires Windows Media Player).

Check out a commentary on NPR’s Marketplace from American Rights at Work Board member Beth Shulman, author of “The Betrayal of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans.”  Shulman says guaranteeing employees the right to unionize is about more than just workers’ rights.

You can listen to the segment here.

The Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in 110th Congress on Monday night.  Sponsored by Congressman George Miller, the bipartisan bill already has 231 co-sponsors on board!

To find out if your representative is supporting this important legislation, click here for the most up-to-date list of bill sponsors.

Welcome to American Rights at Work’s online portal on the Employee Free Choice Act.  Our site features up-to-the minute resources and alerts designed to provide you with the latest resources to support efforts to advance the Employee Free Choice Act.

Take a tour to access stats, reports , opportunities to take action, familiar and unfamiliar voices all in support of the Employee Free Choice Act.  If you don’t find what you’re looking for, check out our links page or contact us at info at americanrightsatwork dot org.