In Washington, politicians make a business out of saying one thing and then doing another. Well, that's not how we do things in Nebraska. Out here, our word is our bond.
When he was running for national office, Senator Johanns gave Nebraska's working families his word. He said that he would fight for working families, he told us that he would honor the support that we give to our communities every day. And even now, whenever he's back in state, he's still bound to talk a good game. Most recently, he was praising the union training programs that have done so much to grow our local economy.
So why is it that whenever he's back in Washington, Senator Johanns marches in lockstep with big business CEOs that try to demonize Nebraska workers and the unions they form?
Johanns has been steadfast in opposing workers' rights to determine how to best form a union for themselves. In opposing the Employee Free Choice Act, he has grossly misrepresented both its content and intent ˆ suggesting that it will take away worker's rights to a secret ballot, when in fact it will do nothing of the sort. Rather, the Employee Free Choice Act will give workers the freedom to choose how to form a union, including whether to pursue a ballot election, without fear of losing their job.
Worse yet, Johanns has carried water for groups that are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars attacking the very organizations who's efforts he's praised - the Nebraska workers and their unions who are fighting to gain a voice in their workplace and providing the very training programs Johanns praised last week.
Well, Senator, this is one group that's going to make their voices heard. Join us today, as workers from all over the state call on Mike Johanns to stop all the double-talk. Join us in telling Johanns that our working families deserve more than just words: they deserve a real voice in their workplace. They deserve the Employee Free Choice Act.
For more information on how you can get involved, visit: http://www.seiu.org/...
While you are there, sign-up for our Union Freedom Ride on May 31st.
In solidarity,
-Jim Sheard
President, Change to Win Nebraska