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Friend, You are One in a
Million Join the
Teamsters in the fight to restore the American Dream for every American
worker. The
surest way to accomplish that mission is to bring back the force
that created the American middle class--good union jobs that
protect workers. That's
why we need the Employee Free Choice Act--critical
legislation that would give more workers a way to form unions
and negotiate for better wages, health care, and working
conditions. The
Teamsters, in partnership with Change to Win, are teaming up
with hundreds of unions and progressive groups to launch a
massive campaign: One Million Strong for the Employee Free
Choice Act. In 2009,
we will have a new President and a new Congress. Our goal is to
show them that there are one million people across the country
who want to give hardworking families a chance to get
ahead. Why is
the Employee Free Choice Act so important? Record numbers of
workers feel that the American Dream has slipped out of
reach. Today's
workplaces are tilted in favor of lavishly-paid CEOs, who
get golden parachutes while middle-class families
struggle to get by. The Employee Free Choice Act can restore
the balance, giving more workers a chance to join together in
unions and get better health care, job security, and
benefits--and an opportunity to pursue their American
Dream. Big
Business knows what the
Employee Free Choice Act would mean. That's why they are
fighting against it with everything they've got. They're
pulling out all the stops to protect the status quo--a rigged
system which allows employers to intimidate, harass, and
even fire workers who try to form a union. We're not talking
about isolated incidents: 30 percent of employers fire
pro-union workers during union organizing drives, according
to a report by the Center for Urban Economic
Development.1 It's time
our economy worked for everyone again. It's time for Congress
to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. Sign
your name to the petition
and add your voice to this growing movement. Help us meet our
goal of one million signatures! Together,
we can win a chance for every American worker to reach their own
American Dream. P.S. Want
to learn more? Get the facts about the Employee Free Choice
Act. 1 Chirag Mehta
and Nik Theodore, Undermining the Right to Organize: Employer
Behavior During Union Representation Campaigns, Center for Urban
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