Freedom to Form a Union
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Majority of Sens. Vote to Protect a Workers' Voice on the JobOn June 26th, for the first time ever, a majority of Senators voted to protect a worker’s voice on the job. The 51-48 vote marks the Senate’s greatest support ever for the Employee Free Choice Act. Unfortunately, 60 votes were needed to proceed on the bill at this time. - Press release |
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In fact, workers who support a union are fired in 25 percent of private-sector union election campaigns. American workers who want to unite to improve their lives need stronger laws to support the basic freedom to choose to form a union.
The bipartisan Employee Free Choice Act would ensure that when a majority of employees in a workplace decide to form a union, they can do so without the obstacles employers use to block their right to unite together.
This law would level the playing field so all workers have a fair chance to win a voice on the job in order to secure a decent standard of living, affordable health care, retirement security and safer workplaces.
23,000 Fired or Punished for Union Support in 2006Employers routinely harass and intimidate workers who exercise their right to form a union, despite the 1935 National Labor Relations Act that is supposed to protect this fundamental right. For more information, visit American Rights at Work and see their Flash movie.
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