Today’s face of Employee Free Choice is Erin Harris of Albuquerque, New Mexico:
I asked Erin why she joined the One Million Strong for Employee Free Choice campaign, and here’s what she told me:
Talk of economics does tend to make most eyes glaze over, but in recent years I’ve finally taken time to educate myself and I urge others to do so. That working Americans haven’t been able to get ahead for a generation is the direct result of policies dating from the Reagan era, including the deliberate demonization of unions. The average person earns less, in real spendable terms, than s/he earned in the 1970s and must work harder and longer to get it, with no security and fewer benefits. An all-out class war has been waged against us and the rich have won decisively, producing a level of inequality not seen since the 1920s. We need not apologize for fighting back. Only through very strong unions can we force legislative changes to rein in the savagery of undemocratic transnational capitalism and rebuild a national economy that works for everyone.
Thanks for your support, Erin!
If you’d like to join Erin and the more than 300,000 other working men and women who are standing up for their rights at work, it’s easy to do — join the One Million Strong for Employee Free Choice campaign today!
Previous profiles in this series:
- Harold Appel (July 22)
- Ben Karnitschnig (July 21)