If you’re reading this blog, you know that the American Dream is slipping further out of reach of millions of working men and women every day. But you may wonder — what can we do about it?
Probably the single best start we could make on fixing things would be to pass the Employee Free Choice Act — critical legislation that would help protect the rights of America’s workers to organize and form unions — into law.
The Employee Free Choice Act came close to passing last year, but was stopped in the end by procedural stonewalling in the Senate by opponents of workers’ rights. However, next year we’ll have a new Congress and a new American Dream President — which means a new chance for working people to make their case.
To help build that case, Change to Win has joined with a wide range of labor unions and other progressive organizations in a unique campaign: One Million Strong for the Employee Free Choice Act. The goal: to rally a million working men and women to express support for this legislation before the new Congress comes to Washington. If we can do that, it will send a powerful message that the time for our leaders to start restoring the American Dream has come.
Want to help? You can join the campaign by signing our petition in support of the Employee Free Choice Act:
By signing the petition, you’re adding your name to hundreds of thousands of working people from across America, all of whom are standing up for the great cause of our age: ensuring that the American Dream is within reach of every American worker.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up today!
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Workers are the backbone of America, and we all know how important the backbone is, remove it and you loose all support for the rest of the body. But then again the rich policy makers are already spineless jellyfish!
Posted by Mary Ann Smale on July 13, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Posted on July 13, 2008 at 12:52 PM