Obama reaffirms support for Employee Free Choice Act
(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
September 7, 2009, (by seiu.org)
At Labor Day rallies in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, President Obama and Vice President Biden reaffirmed their support for the Employee Free Choice Act as a top priority of the administration.
Biden resolved to pass the legislation by the end of the year.
Video: President Obama's Labor Day speech
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Women stand up for the Employee Free Choice Act
August 03, 2009
by seiu.org
Following the announcement last month from over a dozen national women's organizations in support of the Employee Free Choice Act, women across the country are standing up for the legislation.
Today, Linda Meric, the executive director of 9 to 5, the National Association of Working Women, tells the Denver Post why low-wage women in particular should support the Employee Free Choice Act.
And in Maine, three female workers--a telephone repair technician, a technologies worker, and an electrician-- talk about the benefits they get from being in a union, noting that many aren't so lucky:
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Educating on the Employee Free Choice Act
Paul Begala
July 31, 2009
By Matt Browner-Hamlin, seiu.org
Paul Begala has an incredibly powerful and persuasive op-ed in Politico today making the case for the Employee Free Choice Act. After introducing nightmare hypothetical scenarios of workers getting fired for trying to organize, Begala pulls back the curtain and reveals the stories are about real workers who were fighting for better jobs.
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Tell Congress: We support Majority Signup and EFCA
July 21, 2009
This is Andy Stern, President of SEIU.
I wanted to write you about the recent news about the Employee Free Choice Act. The New York Times reported on Friday that the Senate is considering dropping majority signup from the EFCA.
Majority signup is based on a simple idea: if a majority of workers say they want a union, they should get a union. It's the best way to make sure workers have a free and fair choice to join a union without intimidation or harassment.
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