The Employee Free Choice Act has passed in the House! Now the fight for workers' rights goes to the Senate.
57 million workers in the US say they would join a union if they could. But they can't because companies use threats and harassment to stop them.
Unions are crucial for workers to band together to improve their pay, benefits, and their dignity on the job.
The current system of recognizing unions simply doesn't work. It sides with employers who refuse to collectively bargain with their employees. Unfortunately, federal agencies designated to oversee labor relations simply overlook illegal anti-union activities by employers or aren't equipped with proper authority and penalties to prevent employers from threatening or firing workers when they say they want a union in their workplace.
The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would make the situation fair by designating a union as the collective bargaining entity when a majority of employees sign a union membership card.
The law would also strengthen penalties on employers who use threats against or punishment of workers to stop them from joining unions.
It is simple, in an era of declining wages and benefits in the face of huge corporate profits, workers in the US need to join together to improve their living standards and their public voice. Unions are the best way to do that.
EFCA is one tool to help working families to improve their lives.
EFCA is a bi-partisan bill proposed in both the House and the Senate. It has more than 200 co-sponsors.
Use the link below to send a message to the Senate urging passage of the EFCA.
Ask your Senators to co-sponsor it today and to call for its passage.
