In the fight to turn around America and rebuild an economy that works for everyone, it’s critical to empower people in their communities and workplaces. Unfortunately, the freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life—a basic human right—is under threat. We need to restore the freedom to form unions and protect workers by passing the Employee Free Choice Act.
The campaign to pass the legislation is the top priority of the union movement and a wide variety of allies, who understand that expanding the freedom to form unions not only will improve the lives of individual workers but also build progressive political power across the country. Union members are more likely to vote and get engaged in the political process, and a strong, mobilized union vote helped elect pro-worker candidates in close races across the nation in November.
The big-money corporate lobbyists who have looted our economy understand this, too. That’s why they’re engaging in a massive national campaign of misinformation and scare tactics to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act. Corporate front groups already are ramping up TV ad buys and op-eds to stem the momentum of the legislation because they know there’s no bigger threat to their total power than a level playing field for workers.
Workers need all the help we can get to defeat this concerted campaign. The AFL-CIO’s new website on the Employee Free Choice Act has the tools and information that progressives need to join the fight for this critical bill.
Here are some of the resources we have to help advance the fight for workers’ rights:
· Videos of workers, lawmakers and supporters explaining why the Employee Free Choice Act is critical.
· Campaign tools and resources to help you learn more about the bill and spread the word.
· News and research on the multimillion-dollar corporate campaign against the Employee Free Choice Act and workers’ rights.
· Real-life stories from workers who are struggling to assert their rights and fight for fair treatment.
· The latest updates from the AFL-CIO Now Blog.
Stay tuned for more up-to-the-minute reports on the campaign to pass the Employee Free Choice Act across the country, as well as Big Business efforts to block this much-needed change for America’s workers.