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pbartch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-04 03:22 PM
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please urge CONGRESS to restore over time pay
Please urge your members of Congress to restore overtime pay.

They have a chance to save overtime pay this week as they vote on 2005 spending bills. Some of those budget measures have amendments that would restore overtime pay for the 6 million workers who stand to lose it under President George W. Bush's overtime pay take-away.

You can help. Click the following link to urge your members of Congress to restore overtime pay, or keep reading: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/f71Cjy41DuSo/ot_letter

Overtime pay protection is in serious jeopardy of being stripped from the final budget bills—giving President Bush a huge victory in his drive to end overtime pay rights.

Working families rely on overtime pay. But the Bush administration changed the rules about who is eligible for overtime pay, and 6 million workers, some of whom earn as little as $23,660 (or even less in some circumstances), could lose this crucial income.

Members of Congress already voted six times to reject the president's overtime pay cut—please urge them to do so again this week. Click here to act: http://www.unionvoice.org/ct/f71Cjy41DuSo/ot_letter

Your continued action to restore overtime pay is extremely important now. Help us make sure President Bush and his allies in Congress know the president's re-election doesn't mean he can cut our paychecks. We're going to keep fighting this overtime pay cut until we win.
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catmandu57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-04 03:28 PM
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1. This congess?
they won't and the next congress we're going to be lucky if they don't cut minimum wage.
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gnofg Donating Member (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-04 04:01 PM
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4. eliminate
They would love to eliminate it.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-04 04:39 PM
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5. My members of Congress?
They will do whatever they can to destroy overtime pay, minimum wage, job security, and decent working conditions.
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-04 03:28 PM
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2. Do you honestly think the GOP gives a rip about you?
They don't. They think ripping you off will help the corporate bottom line and make their stock portfolios worth more. The Dems are little better.
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Demit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-17-04 03:31 PM
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3. done!
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