AFL-CIO NOW BLOG» E-Mail | This week, the U.S. Senate is debating the Employee Free Choice Act, which would restore workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions. President Bush is likely to veto this bill. What advice would you give to presidential candidates on protecting workers’ freedom to join a union?

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As the disaster at Utah’s Crandall Canyon Mine reminds us, thousands of workers are killed on the job each year, and millions more are injured or made sick. What should the next president do to improve workplace safety and health?
Income inequality is having a real effect on the lives of working families, who have seen their wages stagnate while the wealthiest reap the rewards of the economy. What would you tell the presidential candidates to do about restoring balance to our economy and sharing prosperity with working families?
Trade policy affects every one of us. What should the next president do to make the global economy work for working families—here and abroad?
This week, the U.S. Senate is debating the Employee Free Choice Act, which would restore workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions. President Bush is likely to veto this bill. What advice would you give to presidential candidates on protecting workers’ freedom to join a union?
One of the issues that most concerns working families is the ongoing war in Iraq. The United States has lost more than 3,000 lives, with thousands more injured, and the conflict has cost nearly $430 billion. How would you advise the presidential candidates to change the course in Iraq?
What do the candidates most need to understand about America’s health care crisis and its effects on working families? What do they need to focus most on fixing?
What issues will get you to the polls in November 2008?

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