Employee Free Choice Act

More than seventy (70) countries have enacted laws that provide a fair way for workers to organize unions without facing campaigns of fear and intimidation by employers. Sadly the United States is not one of them.

CWA and many more labor movements are determined to see the legislative bill pass in 2009. To learn more about the bill get online and research. Some useful sites include the American Rights to Work and Communications Workers of America. Contact your senators at (202)224-3121 asking them to support the Employee Free Choice Act. Remember your one voice can be one in a million that will ultimately lead to the successful passing of this much needed and long overdue bill.

Don't be fooled by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and their allies who are hugely funding an anti-union campaign. They are trying to cloud the-issue and confuse Americans regarding the act. By making such claims as The Employee Free Choice Act will take away workers' right to a secret ballot election, that the act isn't needed because federal and state laws akeady protect workers' rights, unions will pressure workers to sign cards for union representation, and arbitration in the event that first contract talks for 120 days will give unions no incentive to bargain. All of these accusations are false. Remember education means unity and empowerment. The last thing big corporations and para military organizations such and municipal government want is for us to unite for the greater good... .workers' rights.

Campaigns are aleady underway to make the Employee Free Choice Act a law. The goal is to collect a million signatures and post them around the U.S. Capitol after the new congress is sworn in. Members, retirees, and their families are encouraged to sign on to the campaign. To sign up on line visit www.FreeChoiceCWA.org