National Ad Campaign Urges New Congress to Pass Employee Free Choice

http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/11/17/national-ad-campaign-urges-new-congress-to-pass-employee-free-choice/

by James Parks, Nov 17, 2008

As the nation’s economy continues its tailspin, the American public is hungry for measures to strengthen the middle class. With the new 111th Congress set to convene in less than two months, a broad coalition of progressive groups is making sure the lawmakers and the new president hear the message loud and clear that the Employee Free Choice Act must be a key part of efforts to rebuild the economy.

Yesterday, the workers’ advocacy group American Rights at Work launched the first issue advertising campaign for the new Congress. The nationwide TV ad campaign reminds lawmakers of the broad public support for the Employee Free Choice Act, which would give working people the freedom to make their own decision about whether and how to form a union. (Check out the video.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-MYQ38u1rU


The Employee Free Choice Act has overwhelming support. In a poll conducted last week for American Rights at Work, Peter D. Hart Research Associates found 60 percent of voters said it is important to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, and nearly one-third (31 percent) of voters strongly believe it should be a priority for Congress.

You can take action to help pass the Employee Free Choice Act. Join the more than 1 million people who have already signed cards and petitions as part of the union movement’s Million-Member Mobilization to call on the new Congress to immediately pass and the new president to sign the legislation when they take office in 2009. You can show your support for the Employee Free Choice Act by clicking here to sign our online card.

When the new Congress comes to Washington, the cards and petitions will be presented to the congressional leadership and displayed in the U.S. Capitol to show the massive support for the Employee Free Choice Act.

Says American Rights at Work Chairman David Bonior:

If a majority of workers want a union, they should get one—it’s that simple. The reality is they can’t. That’s why Americans are calling resoundingly for new economic policies that restore the middle class and rebuild our economy so that it works for everyone again, not just CEOs and corporate special interests.

FULL story at link.