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As CSEA members, we know that a union allows
us to bargain for health care, pensions, fair
wages and better working conditions.
But for many workers, good jobs are vanishing
and health care coverage and retirement
security are slipping out of reach.
Only 38 percent of the public says their
families are getting ahead financially and
less than a quarter believes the next
generation will be better off.
The Employee Free Choice Act is federal
legislation that would give workers more
freedom to join unions. It would limit
an employer's ability to intimidate workers
before and during union representation
elections. In fact, workers
wouldn't have to face a so-called secret
ballot election. Simply
indicating majority support for a union would
allow them union recognition and require the
employer to enter collective bargaining for a
first contract. If the
Employee Free Choice Act passes Congress,
President Barack Obama has said he would sign
it into law. Right now, there
are many forces opposing this legislation,
most funded by business interests.
Working Americans need your help in
countering this misinformation.
All workers should have the freedom to
decide for themselves whether to form unions
to bargain for a better life.
In Solidarity
Danny Donohue
CSEA President
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