Corporations have come up with a new trick to chip away at our right to join together in unions: classifying workers as "supervisors", even when
they're not.

Under U.S. labor law, "employees" have a guaranteed right to join together in unions. "Supervisors", however -- traditionally defined as people who oversee the work of others and have the authority to hire, fire, and evaluate those they oversee -- do not.

Corporations are trying to abuse this distinction by classifying millions of workers as "supervisors", even though they don't hire, fire, evaluate or oversee the workers they supposedly "supervise". For example, a nurse who serves as a "shift supervisor" once a week could be considered a supervisor -- and therefore, ineligible to belong to her union! Thanks to George Bush's National Labor Relations Board, absurd arguments like this could strip millions of workers of their rights.

You can help prevent this abuse of workers' rights by telling Congress to pass the RESPECT Act, which would close this loophole and protect the rights of millions of workers:

• Take Action: Tell your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the RESPECT Act
  

• CtW Letter to Congress Supporting the RESPECT Act
• "Supervisor In Name Only", Issue Brief by Economic Policy Institute
• "President Bush's National Labor Relations Board Rolls Back Worker Protections", report by Rep. George Miller (D-CA)