American Rights at Work will host a Senate briefing, "A Solution to the Middle Class Squeeze: The Employee Free Choice Act," on Monday, May 21st from 12:30-1:30pm.  The event will feature workers, our Executive Director Mary Beth Maxwell, and Wade Henderson, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.

Two recently released reports make the case for the Employee Free Choice Act:   

• The Institute for America's Future co-released with Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) "The Employee Free Choice Act Impact on Health Care and Pension Benefits," a new report demonstrating how the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act would significantly increase the number of workers receiving health and pension benefits.
  

• The Human Rights Watch May 1 report, "Discounting Rights: Wal-Mart's Violation of US Workers' Right to Freedom of Association," received media attention in high-profile outlets such as "The New York Times," "The Wall Street Journal," "The Washington Post," and "The Guardian" on its dramatic findings and the group's endorsement of the Employee Free Choice Act.